Directors and Recipients: Lincoln and Pericles vs. Cleon and Trump

• In Event: Standing ePanel: Political Rhetoric

Brief Overview

This paper first compares the rhetoric of the Athenian general, Pericles, to Abraham Lincoln, and then that of Pericles' successor, Cleon, to Donald Trump. I ultimately explore what similarities between these leaders may mean for American politics.

Author

• Rachel Wagner, Christopher Newport University