QuoteQuest“Quidem concessum est rhetoribus ementiri in historiis ut aliquid dicere possint argutius.”
— Cicero
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- Wikiquote: Cicero
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- reference · Secondary source
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Context
Indeed rhetoricians are permitted to lie about historical matters so they can speak more subtly.
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