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that they wish to do, practically speaking, though they do whatever they think to be best.Polus
Well, and is not that a great power to have?Socrates
No, judging at least by what Polus says.Polus
I say no! Pardon me, I say yes.Socrates
No, by the ————, you do not; for you said that great power is a good to him who has it.Polus
Yes, and I maintain it.Socrates
Then do you regard it as a good, when a man does what he thinks to be best, without having intelligence? Is that what you call having a great power?Polus
No, I do not.Socrates
Then will you prove that the orators have intelligence, and that rhetoric is an art, not a flattery, and so refute me ?
Well, and is not that a great power to have?Socrates
No, judging at least by what Polus says.Polus
I say no! Pardon me, I say yes.Socrates
No, by the ————, you do not; for you said that great power is a good to him who has it.Polus
Yes, and I maintain it.Socrates
Then do you regard it as a good, when a man does what he thinks to be best, without having intelligence? Is that what you call having a great power?Polus
No, I do not.Socrates
Then will you prove that the orators have intelligence, and that rhetoric is an art, not a flattery, and so refute me ?