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The number three has a lot of importance in English. Here are some further examples of the power of three and ways to use it.
The former British Prime Minister Tony Blair once famously said in a political speech:”Education, education, education”. Why do you think he repeated it three times? Well, even 10 years since he said those three words they are often repeated in the media. Similarly, everyone remembers an older quote “Government of the people, by the people, for the people” by Abraham Lincoln.
So if you want to be a great public speaker remember to repeat it three times! But before you make a speech remember to practise, practise, practise. (by Prof. Simon Smith )

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Notes:
federal (政府・国家が)連邦政府の
claim to　～すると主張する
census　国勢調査
Tagalog　タガログ語
Vietnamese　ベトナム語
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Last time I told you that South Africa has 11 official languages, but did you know that on the federal level, the United States doesn’t have any official languages even though 96% of the population claims to speak it “well” or “very well”? Once every 10 years, we take a census in the US. In the year 2000, 215 million people over the age of five said their only language at home was English. The next most popular language was Spanish, with 28 million people. Chinese languages, French, German, Tagalog, Vietnamese, and Italian were next; each had over 1 million speakers. I guess that’s why they call the US a salad bowl. (by Prof. Carmella Lieske)
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