silver-tongued

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In his Feb. 25 annual letter to shareholders, Buffett defended buybacks, calling someone who views all repurchases as harmful "an economic illiterate or a silver-tongued demagogue."

From Reuters

In his annual letter to shareholders, the billionaire C.E.O. of Berkshire Hathaway said to beware the buyback detractor — who is either an “economic illiterate or a silver-tongued demagogue.”

From New York Times

While Biden didn't call for an end to buybacks, Buffett said those who do are "either an economic illiterate or a silver-tongued demagogue."

From Reuters

Stanislas Eskenazi is his silver-tongued lawyer, who has devoted the last six years of his life to defending his client during highly publicized trials, first in Paris, and now this one in Brussels.

From New York Times

“With this fellow here,” he said of his “Tulsa King” character, a silver-tongued gangster named Dwight Manfredi, “you have to be clever.”

From New York Times