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He Who Wants To Persuade Should Put His Trust Not In The Right Argument, But In The Right Word.
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He who wants to persuade should put his trust not in the right argument,
but in the right word. The power of sound has always been greater than
the power of sense.
-- Joseph Conrad (1857-1924) Polish novelist, short story writer
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