Great Books Ep 55. Aeschylus - The Suppliant Maidens part 3. The Orator's Edge: Using Words to Shape Worlds

In a democracy, the power is with the people, but the true power lies in the person who can influence or incite people to do their bidding, and the forces that can influence the influencers.

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Then they stayed not to hear the marshal's cry But on a show of hands would have it so. It was the voice of the Pelasgians' King That moved them, suppling the persuasive word,

~ The Suppliant Maidens by Aeschylus (G. M. Cookson translation. p9. line 620)

Brief Summary (lines 600 - 1073/end)

Danaus informs his daug…