Speech is a powerful lord… which by means of the finest and most invisible body effects the divinest works: it can stop fear and banish grief and create joy and nurture pity.–Encomium of Helen by Gorgias
Gorgias, a Sophist, who taught rhetorical skills and wrote about the power of language in ancient Greek times. His words still resonate today about the persuasive nature of language.
Fast forward to Plato’s time when he wrote his
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