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And those who are able to ill-treat others are to be
feared by those who can be so treated; for as a rule men do wrong whenever they
can. Those who have been, or think they are being, wronged, are also to be
feared, for they are ever on the look out for an opportunity. And those who have
committed some wrong, when they have the power, since they are afraid of
retaliation,
Aristotle in 23 Volumes, Vol. 22, translated by J. H. Freese. Aristotle. Cambridge and London. Harvard University Press; William Heinemann Ltd. 1926.
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