Oren Etzioni

I think it's important for us to have a rule that if a system is really an AI bot, it ought to be labeled as such. 'AI inside.' It shouldn't pretend to be a person. It's bad enough to have a person calling you and harassing you, or emailing you. What if they're bots? An army of bots constantly haranguing you - that's terrible.

American Businessman

Charles Duhigg

For decades, activist shareholders were an entertaining, but largely ignored, Wall Street sideshow. Disgruntled investors would attend annual meetings to harangue executives, criticize strategies - and protest that their complaints were being ignored.

American Journalist

Marianne Williamson

Presidential campaigns are exhausting. Once they're over, we all heave a sigh of relief that we have our lives back, the constant emails and news reports no longer harangue us, and the topic even turns at times to something else entirely.

American Author

Anand Giridharadas

There is an unwritten social rule now that you can harangue the wealthy to give money away, but you mustn't ask how the money was made. There are no galas celebrating the money people knew better than to seek. Charity begins after profit.

Dambisa Moyo

The fact of the matter is that instead of going around the world and haranguing countries for engaging with China, the West should be encouraging its own businesses to trade and invest in these regions.

Zambian Economist

Ben Elliot

I have an issue with others ordering for me, and I spend far too long haranguing people that my choices are the best. I apologize for the amount of conversations I have ruined with this attitude.

English Businessman

Mary H.K. Choi

From the first time I harangued my mother into buying me a pair of platform sandals at the irascible and persistent age of 11, I've worn heels.

South Korean Author

Harangue often implies that the speech is unwanted and aggressive.

Negative Connotation

'Harangue' suggests the speech is longer than usual and tiresome to the audience.

Lengthy Speech

A harangue is typically delivered in a public setting, addressing a group or audience.

Public Expression

When you harangue someone, your words often carry a tone of disapproval or criticism.

Criticizing Tone

Using 'harangue' as a verb indicates a more confrontational and intense approach to speaking.

Aggressive Delivery

Often, the speaker's goal is to influence or change the listener's viewpoint or behavior.

Persuasive Intent

 to help create the middle class and therefore be able to hold government accountable and create the democracies that we really want. The fact of the matter is that instead of going around the world and haranguing countries for engaging with China,