"The law is reason unaffected by desire...." - Quote by Aristotle
The law is reason unaffected by desire.
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“That which is common to the greatest number has the least care bestowed upon it. Every one thinks chiefly of his own, hardly at all of the common interest; and only when he is himself concerned as an individual. For besides other considerations, everybody is more inclined to neglect the duty which he expects another to fulfill.”
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