"By thoroughly blending instruction with moral philosophy, Quintilian implicitly responds to Plato's fears about the corrupt use of oratory." (Quintilian 361)
This is, indeed, the way to ensure the Hitlers and Trumps (clearly different in their respective magnitudes of detriment, but effectuating detriment nevertheless) of the world do not unethically/immorally run away with their mastery of rhetoric.
This is a quite fine ideology, but how would you begin to implement Quintilian's measure and ensure the "blend" is real and encompassing?
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