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Such are the characters of the young and older men.
Wherefore, since all men are willing to listen to speeches which harmonize with
their own character and to speakers who resemble them,1
it is easy to see what language we must employ so that both ourselves and our
speeches may appear to be of such and such a character.
1 Or, “speeches which resemble （or reflect） it” （their character）.
Aristotle in 23 Volumes, Vol. 22, translated by J. H. Freese. Aristotle. Cambridge and London. Harvard University Press; William Heinemann Ltd. 1926.
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