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But it might be held that the real reason lies deeper,1 and that the case of the creditor is not really a parallel. With him
it is not a matter of affection, but only of wishing his debtor's preservation for the
sake of recovering his money; whereas a benefactor feels friendship and affection for the
recipient of his bounty even though he is not getting anything out of him and is never
likely to do so.
1 Cf. 8.3.9.
Aristotle in 23 Volumes, Vol. 19, translated by H. Rackham. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1934.
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