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Aristotle

Rhetoric Section 1

Section 290 of 882

Canonical reference 1.8.1

Ancient Greek

μέγιστον δὲ καὶ κυριώτατον ἁπάντων πρὸς τὸ δύνασθαι πείθειν καὶ καλῶς συμβουλεύειν τὸ τὰς πολιτείας ἁπάσας λαβεῖν καὶ τὰ ἑκάστης ἤθη καὶ νόμιμα καὶ συμφέροντα διελεῖν.

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J. H. Freese, 1926

These are nearly all the topics from which arguments may be drawn in persuading and dissuading; but the most important and effective of all the means of persuasion and good counsel is to know all the forms of government and to distinguish the manners and customs, institutions, and interests of each;

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Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-13

Tels sont presque tous les lieux dont on peut tirer des arguments pour persuader et dissuader. Mais le plus important et le plus efficace de tous les moyens de persuasion et de bon conseil consiste à connaître toutes les formes de gouvernement et à distinguer les mœurs et les coutumes, les institutions et les intérêts de chacune ;

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