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1 " [Rhodian delegation:]Every city contains wicked citizens from time to time and an ignorant populace all the time. "
― Livy , The History of Rome, Books 31-45: Rome and the Mediterranean
2 " There is never any lack at Athens of tongues ready and willing to stir up the passions of the common people; this kind of oratory is nurtured by the applause of the mob in all free communities; but this is especially true of Athens, where eloquence has the greatest influence. "
