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This is why it is sometimes right not to narrate all
the facts consecutively, because a demonstration of this kind1 is
difficult to remember. From some facts a man may be shown to be courageous, from
others wise or just. Besides, a speech of this kind is simpler, whereas the
other is intricate and not plain.
1 Involving a continuous succession of proofs.
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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