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“Đặt liên tiếp nhiều ý với nhau không phải là lý luận, nếu giữa những ý đó không có sự liên lạc chặt chẽ. Muốn làm thành một dây xích không phải cứ để khoen nọ kế khoen kia là đủ, mà phải móc chúng vào nhau. Các nhà "hùng biện" rất hay dùng thuật chắp càn ấy để làm mê hoặc thính giả; nghe họ ta tưởng họ có lí lắm, mà về nhà, nếu được đọc bài diễn văn của họ thì mới thấy từ đầu chí cuối chỉ là một đống gạch vụn. Họ nói huyên thuyên, bàn về vấn đề xuất cảng gạo, về chính thể dân chủ, về giáo dục, ngoại giao ... rồi kết luận rằng ... mọi người phải hi sinh cho Tổ quốc.”

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