"Chorus: Under every stone lurks a politician. (tr. in Bartlett 1968, p. 91 or Archive.org)"
— Aristophanes

January 1, 1970

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A play on the Greek proverb "Under every stone lurks a scorpion", attributed to Praxilla. In context, "orator" was a synonym for "politician".