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A quotation from Della Casa, Giovanni:
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By a pompous parade of words, some learned men have so managed it, that an unjust cause has often gained the victory, and reason submitted to sophistry and chicane.
[Gli uomini letterati, per pompa di parlare, fanno ben spesso che il torto vince, e che la ragione perde.]
(Source (Italian)). Alterna…
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https://wist.info/della-casa-giovanni/57680/
WISTGalateo: Or, A Treatise on Politeness and Delicacy of Manners [Il Galateo overo de’ costumi], ch. 29 (1558) [tr. Graves (1774)] - Della Casa, Giovanni | WIST QuotationsBy a pompous parade of words, some learned men have so managed it, that an unjust cause has often gained the victory, and reason submitted to sophistry and chicane. [Gli uomini letterati, per pompa di parlare, fanno ben spesso che il torto vince, e che la ragione perde.] (Source (Italian)).…