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Histories make men wise; poets witty; the mathematics subtle; natural philosophy deep; moral grave; logic and rhetoric able to contend.
Histories make men wise; poets witty; the mathematics subtle; natural philosophy deep; moral grave; logic and rhetoric able to contend.
The broad masses of a population are more amenable to the appeal of rhetoric than to any other force.
The broad masses of a population are more amenable to the appeal of rhetoric than to any other force.
The truth is, President Bush provides the right rhetoric, but then pursues all the wrong policies.
The truth is, President Bush provides the right rhetoric, but then pursues all the wrong policies.
Economists are pessimists: they've predicted 8 of the last 3 depressions
Economists are pessimists: they've predicted 8 of the last 3 depressions
Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If read more
Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidise it
The dominant rhetoric is academese relieved by flashes of clich‚.
The dominant rhetoric is academese relieved by flashes of clich‚.
Power is the most persuasive rhetoric.
Power is the most persuasive rhetoric.
Out of our quarrels with others we make rhetoric. Out of our quarrels with ourselves we make poetry.
Out of our quarrels with others we make rhetoric. Out of our quarrels with ourselves we make poetry.
The big divide in this country is not between Democrats and Republicans, or women and men, but between talkers and read more
The big divide in this country is not between Democrats and Republicans, or women and men, but between talkers and doers.