> Aristotle thought.. democracy implied that a person standing in the center of a city could, when giving an oration, be heard by all the citizens. Considering.. that there were no amplification devices, one might think this unrealistic. However, #BenjaminFranklin actually tested the idea (although for different reasons) in trying to determine exactly how far and by how many people the voice of the great orator #ReverendWhitefield could be heard.
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