Rhet gre 1354b27-28ὅτι ἧττόν ἐστι πρὸ ἔργου τὰ ἔξω τοῦ πράγματος λέγειν (28) ἐν τοῖς δημηγορικοῖς
Rhys Roberts 1924 engThe reason for this is that in political oratory there is less inducement to talk about nonessentials.
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