Plutarch on Public speaking
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βAlso the two-edged tongue of mighty Zeno, who, Say what one would, could argue it untrue.β
βWhen Demosthenes was asked what was the first part of Oratory, he answered, "Action," and which was the second, he replied, "Action," and which was the third, he still answered "Action."β
βIt is a thing of no great difficulty to raise objections against another man's oration,βnay, it is a very easy matter; but to produce a better in its place is a work extremely troublesome.β