I Have Gained This By Philosophy: That I Do Without Being Commanded What Others Do Only From Fear Of The Law.

I Have Gained This By Philosophy: That I Do Without Being Commanded What Others Do Only From Fear Of The Law.

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I have gained this by philosophy:
that I do without being commanded what others
do only from fear of the law.
-- Aristotle

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