esco@ssc-vax.UUCP (Michael Esco) (05/30/85)
> Lest some people forget Mark Antony's > words " I come not to bury Caesar, I come to praise him", one of the > best debate tactics is to acknowlege the validity of your opponent's > arguements. I admit that I don't know much about the tactics of formal debate. But I would think that if you quote a well known line you would do well to: a) get the line right, b) know the source, c) know the context. The above quote is from a Shakespeare play*, it goes the other way round**, and Antony was speaking of Brutus' position sarcastically. Michael Esco Boeing Aerospace * `Julius Caesar' (sp) - sort of an early docudrama for you videophiles. ** Off the top of my head `I come not to praise Caesar, but to bury him.'