Dialogue

 1  Gorg|          others, and proceeds to ask him a number of questions,
 2  Gorg|       Protag.), that Polus shall ask and Socrates answer.~‘What
 3  Gorg|       what rhetoric is. Will you ask me another question—What
 4  Gorg|          that he is, proceeds to ask the same question of Socrates
 5  Gorg|     proper business. And we must ask the same question about
 6  Gorg|          at the time, but when I ask you who were the really
 7  Gorg|       mankind. He will sometimes ask himself what the next generation
 8  Gorg|      projected into a future. We ask the question, Where were
 9  Gorg|          How fortunate! will you ask him, Chaerephon—?~CHAEREPHON:
10  Gorg|         CHAEREPHON: What shall I ask him?~SOCRATES: Ask him who
11  Gorg|       shall I ask him?~SOCRATES: Ask him who he is.~CHAEREPHON:
12  Gorg|           I understand, and will ask him: Tell me, Gorgias, is
13  Gorg|       answer if you like.~POLUS: Ask:—~CHAEREPHON: My question
14  Gorg|     asked.~GORGIAS: Then why not ask him yourself?~SOCRATES:
15  Gorg|          But I would much rather ask you, if you are disposed
16  Gorg|          let me turn to you, and ask the same question,—what
17  Gorg|         And will you continue to ask and answer questions, Gorgias,
18  Gorg|          of rhetoricians, let me ask you, with what is rhetoric
19  Gorg|      rhetoric concerned: I might ask with what is weaving concerned,
20  Gorg|         then he would proceed to ask: ‘Words about what?’ and
21  Gorg| astronomy is only words—he would ask, ‘Words about what, Socrates?’
22  Gorg|          which do what? I should ask. To what class of things
23  Gorg|         and not his.’ And when I ask, Who are you? he will reply, ‘
24  Gorg|        will be sure to go on and ask, ‘What good? Let Gorgias
25  Gorg|         other. And I am going to ask— what is this power of persuasion
26  Gorg|         I have a suspicion, do I ask instead of telling you?
27  Gorg|  seemingly plain question; for I ask not in order to confute
28  Gorg|        what is my sort? you will ask. I am one of those who are
29  Gorg|          then, do you begin. and ask of me any question which
30  Gorg|         please; and in your turn ask and answer, like myself
31  Gorg|      like him, invite any one to ask you about anything which
32  Gorg|          now, which will you do, ask or answer?~POLUS: I will
33  Gorg|         or answer?~POLUS: I will ask; and do you answer me, Socrates,
34  Gorg|        saying, Polus? Why do you ask me whether rhetoric is a
35  Gorg|         will.~SOCRATES: Will you ask me, what sort of an art
36  Gorg| answering to them. And Polus may ask, if he likes, for he has
37  Gorg|         him when he proceeded to ask a further question: Whether
38  Gorg|     happy to answer, if you will ask me, What part of flattery
39  Gorg|          rhetoric?~POLUS: I will ask and do you answer? What
40  Gorg|          Yes, my friend, but you ask two questions at once.~POLUS:
41  Gorg|        you have any questions to ask of me, either prove that
42  Gorg|         should answer as well as ask that question.~SOCRATES:
43  Gorg|          human being will allow? Ask the company.~SOCRATES: O
44  Gorg|        failed then, you must not ask me to count the suffrages
45  Gorg|    address myself to them. May I ask then whether you will answer
46  Gorg|  Certainly not.~SOCRATES: Let me ask a question of you: When
47  Gorg|         this is admitted, let me ask whether being punished is
48  Gorg|          able to answer at once, ask yourself whither we go with
49  Gorg|        earnest; but you may well ask him.~CALLICLES: By the gods,
50  Gorg|         be thereby gained, slyly ask of him who is arguing conventionally
51  Gorg|      good-will towards you, if I ask whether you are not ashamed
52  Gorg|         the stronger; and I will ask you, great Sir, to be a
53  Gorg|           Stop there, and let me ask you what you would say in
54  Gorg|     pleasures? And I would still ask, whether you say that pleasure
55  Gorg|          my dear friend, I would ask you to consider whether
56  Gorg|        then, Socrates, you shall ask these little peddling questions,
57  Gorg|         Then I will proceed, and ask whether you also agree with
58  Gorg|         you would prefer, let me ask, and do you answer, which
59  Gorg|        and I wish that you would ask some one who does.~SOCRATES:
60  Gorg|        to obtain them? I mean to ask whether a man will escape
61  Gorg|         if a young man begins to ask how he may become great
62  Gorg|   state-physicians, should I not ask about you, and would you
63  Gorg|     about you, and would you not ask about me, Well, but how
64  Gorg|       being one, suppose that we ask a few questions of one another.
65  Gorg|   Callicles, if a person were to ask these questions of you,
66  Gorg|       Socrates.~SOCRATES: Nay, I ask you, not from a love of
67  Gorg| Miltiades, and Themistocles, and ask whether you still think
68  Gorg|       noble citizens? and when I ask you who they are, you reply,