What I find very interesting is, we're not enthralled by the ancient world, and we've escaped all kinds of ancient preconceptions and assumptions and prejudices. But, nevertheless, we still make that connection between authoritative speech and male speech.
タグ: find, interesting, speech, world

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I was not much good as a waitress.
タグ: much, good
You always regret upsetting people needlessly.
タグ: always, regret, people, you
What interests me is the idea that classics is actually quite democratic. It isn't only the toff, upper-class subject it's often thought to be. Every generation enjoys rediscovering it.
タグ: thought, only, generation, me
What politicians do is they never get the rhetoric wrong, and the price they pay is they don't speak the truth as they see it. Now, I will speak truth as I see it, and sometimes I don't get the rhetoric right. I think that's a fair trade-off.
タグ: will, never, think, truth
When it comes to silencing women, Western culture has had thousands of years of practice.
タグ: years, practice, culture, women
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