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Topic·Persuasion✕clear
Age of Enlightenment1 quote
Persuasion is the resource of the feeble; and the feeble can seldom persuade. — Edward Gibbon · 1789
American Revolutionary Period1 quote
For in politics, as in religion, it is equally absurd to aim at making proselytes by fire and sword. Heresies in either can rarely be cured by persecution. — Alexander Hamilton · 1787
Classical antiquity1 quote
The partisan, when he is engaged in a dispute, cares nothing about the rights of the question, but is anxious only to convince his hearers of his own assertions. — Socrates · 360 BC
The Renaissance1 quote
Who overcomes By force hath overcome but half his foe. — John Milton · 1667