Thursday, July 9, 2009

Cicero on premeditated injustice

Cicero, On Duties, Book I, p.12
In every case of injustice it matters a great deal whether the injury was committed through some agitation of the spirit, which is generally brief and momentary, or purposefully and with some forethought. For those things that happen because of some sudden impulse are less serious than those inflicted after reflection and preparation.

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