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An orator whose purpose is to persuade men must speak the things they…
Quote byGeorge Henry Lewes · 1817–1878
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Principles of Success in Literature (1865).
English (original)
An orator whose purpose is to persuade men must speak the things they wish to hear; an orator, whose purpose is to move men, must also avoid disturbing the emotional effect by any obtrusion of intellectual antagonism; but an author whose purpose is to instruct men, who appeals to the intellect, must be careless of their opinions, and think only of truth.
— George Henry Lewes
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