Word: ciceroism
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Dates: during 1873-1873
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...whether eloquence had been productive of more good or of more evil; but, at all events, in all nations that breathed the atmosphere of freedom eloquence had been at all times one of the most potent influences of society, from the days of Pericles and Demosthenes to those of Cicero, and from the days of Cicero to those of Pitt and Canning. In all such countries the power of speech had ruled in the Church, in the law, and in the senate. The government of men had been with that power, it was so still, and it would, he doubted...
...places of education are wanting. The mere faculty of expressing one's thoughts with facility and grace is not uncommon among us; but behind and above all this there are certain conditions, indispensable to the making of the real orator, consisting, as the treatment of this subject by Cicero has admirably shown, in a general and detailed acquaintance with all departments of knowledge. To satisfy these conditions, by commencing the training here and marking out a distinct practical road for the student to follow afterward, should be a function of this University. At present nothing of the kind is attempted...