'Eloquence, which persuades by sweetness, not by authority; as a tyrant, not as a king."
--Blaise Pascal, Pensees, 1669
posted at 03:56 PM
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What a great quote. As an instance of this, I think of Hitler. I cannot understand spoken German at all, but when I watch his public addresses, I'm mesmerized. I can hear the pull of nationalism in his cadence and inflection. I can only imagine how seductive his words must have been.
Posted by: Ralph on December 12, 2007 02:39 PM
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