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"Rhetoric may be defined as the faculty of observing in any given case the available means of persuasion. This is not a function of any other art."
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"It is absurd to hold that a man should be ashamed of an inability to defend himself with his limbs, but not ashamed of an inability to defend himself with speech and reason; for the use of rational speech is more distinctive of a human being than the use of his limbs."
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"It is this simplicity that makes the uneducated more effective than the educated when addressing popular audiences-makes them, as the poets tell us, 'charm the crowd's ears more finely.' Educated men lay down broad general principles; uneducated men argue from common knowledge and draw obvious conclusions."
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"Eloquence, at its highest pitch, leaves little room for reason or reflection, but addresses itself entirely to the desires and affections, captivating the willing hearers, and subduing their understanding."
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"I prayed aloud, less to plead for divine favor than to intimidate the tribe with articulate speech."
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"You know, to address crowds and make promises does not require very much brains."
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"The matter is as it is in all other cases: if it is naturally in you to be a good orator, a notable orator you will be when you have acquired knowledge and practice."
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"It is but a poor eloquence which only shows that the orator can talk."
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"I got my degree in rhetoric."
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"Persuasion is achieved by the speaker's personal character when the speech is so spoken as to make us think him credible. We believe good men more fully and more readily than others: this is true generally whatever the question is, and absolutely true where exact certainty is impossible and opinions are divided."
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"Rhetoric may be defined as the faculty of observing in any given case the available means of persuasion. This is not a function of any other art."
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"The one exclusive sign of thorough knowledge is the power of teaching."
Education
"The soul never thinks without a picture."
Wisdom
"There is only one way to avoid criticism: do nothing, say nothing, and be nothing."
Courage
"The most perfect political community is one in which the middle class is in control, and outnumbers both of the other classes."
Politics
"Mothers are fonder than fathers of their children because they are more certain they are their own."
Relationship
"Bashfulness is an ornament to youth, but a reproach to old age."
Wisdom
"Perfect friendship is the friendship of men who are good, and alike in excellence; for these wish well alike to each other qua good, and they are good in themselves."
Friendship
"All paid jobs absorb and degrade the mind."
Business
"Both oligarch and tyrant mistrust the people, and therefore deprive them of their arms."
Politics
"In a democracy the poor will have more power than the rich, because there are more of them, and the will of the majority is supreme."
Democracy
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