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Quintilian - We should not speak so that it is...
We should not speak so that it is possible for the audience to understand us, but so that it is impossible for them to misunderstand us. (Quintilian)

We should not speak so that it is possible for the audience to understand us, but so that it is impossible for them to misunderstand us.

Quintilian

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