The earmarks of his speech were sagacious brevity, theatrical elegance, and understated humor.

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In the days that followed however, there were increasingly positive mentions of the younger Kim as the "mental mainstay of the Korean people" and a "sagacious leader".

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Mr Assad, a sagacious fellow, is keeping his options open.

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