The design of Rhetoric is to remove those Prejudices that lie in the way of Truth, to Reduce the Passions to the Government of Reasons; to place our Subject in a Right Light, and excite our Hearers to a due consideration of it.
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"The design of Rhetoric is to remove those Prejudices that lie in the way of Truth, to Reduce the Passions to the Government of Reasons; to place our Subject in a Right Light, and excite our Hearers to a due consideration of it." — Mary Astell #politicsgovernment
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The design of Rhetoric is to remove those Prejudices that lie in the way of Truth, to Reduce the Passions to the Government of Reasons; to place our Subject in a Right Light, and excite our Hearers to a due consideration of it. — Mary Astell
About Mary Astell
Mary Astell was a Writer from Kingdom of Great Britain (1666–1731).
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This quote is attributed to Mary Astell, a Writer from Kingdom of Great Britain.
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Mary Astell lived from 1666 – 1731.
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