I've seen something similar before, but courtesy of Dick Puddlecote, quoting Mark Wallace of the TPA in a speech to the IEA:
Pythagoras’ Theory – 24 words
Lords’ Prayer – 66 words
Archimedes Principle – 67 words
Ten Commandments - 179 words
Gettysburg Address – 267 words
US Declaration of Independence – 1,321 words
Magna Carta (including signatures) – 3,856 words
EU regulations on sale and trade of cabbages – 26,253 words
There's a word for it: logorrhea.
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