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Stephanus 19e
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πράττομαι, οὐδὲ τοῦτο ἀληθές. ἐπεὶ καὶ τοῦτό γέ μοι δοκεῖ καλὸν εἶναι, εἴ τις οἷός τʼ εἴη παιδεύειν ἀνθρώπους ὥσπερ Γοργίας τε ὁ Λεοντῖνος καὶ Πρόδικος ὁ Κεῖος καὶ Ἱππίας ὁ Ἠλεῖος.τούτων γὰρ ἕκαστος, ὦ ἄνδρες, οἷός τʼ ἐστὶν ἰὼν εἰς ἑκάστην τῶν πόλεων τοὺς νέους—οἷς ἔξεστι τῶν ἑαυτῶν πολιτῶν προῖκα συνεῖναι ᾧ ἂν βούλωνται—τούτους πείθουσι
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for it, is that true either. Though this, too, seems to me an admirable thing, if someone is capable of educating people, as Gorgias of Leontini, Prodicus of Ceos, and Hippias of Elis are. For each of these men, gentlemen, is capable of going into any city and persuading the young men—who are free to associate without payment with whichever of their fellow citizens they choose—to leave those associations and associate with them instead, paying them money and feeling grateful besides.
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money, is that true either. Still, I think it is an admirable thing if someone is capable of educating people, as Gorgias of Leontini, Prodicus of Ceos, and Hippias of Elis are. Each of these men, gentlemen, can go into any city and persuade the young men—who are free to associate without charge with whichever of their own fellow citizens they wish—to leave those men’s company, associate with them instead, pay them money, and be grateful besides.