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Eugine Nier's avatar

> Chief among these are the idea that orators (or rhetoricians) and tyrants are the most pitiable and powerless people in the Greek political community, because they commit wrongs and go unpunished.

Actual martial aristocracies hold honor in high regard, and have enormous contempt for liars and oath-breakers. They would not have approved of the type of rhetoricians Gorgias represents.

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Læwis's avatar

Enjoyed this, thank you very much for providing a short review. Il have to find the actual essay and give it a read.

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