Quote by Benjamin Disraeli

A sophistical rhetorician, inebriated with the exuberance of his own verbosity, and gifted with an egotistical imagination that can at all times command an interminable and inconsistent series of arguments to malign an opponent and to glorify himself.


A sophistical rhetorician, inebriated with the exuberance of

Summary

This quote criticizes a skilled speaker who uses deceptive arguments to attack their opponent while promoting their own virtues. The speaker is portrayed as being intoxicated by their own skill in speaking and overly confident in their abilities. They possess an ego-driven imagination that enables them to produce never-ending and contradictory arguments to discredit others and elevate their own reputation.

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Politics
By Benjamin Disraeli
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