The modern day sophists


Politicians convince the people they are the best candidates for their respective constituencies but, once elected, some rely on opinion polls or party interests to make decisions.

SOPHISTS (Greek: sophistai) refers to experts, wise persons or learned men. Categorised into schools, their origin is traceable to the Greek civilisation of the 5th and 4th centuries.

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