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Another way1 consists in contesting
the disputed points, either by denying the fact or its harmfulness, at least to
the plaintiff; or by asserting that its importance is exaggerated; or that it is
not unjust at all, or only slightly so; or neither disgraceful nor important.
These are the possible points of dispute: as Iphicrates, in answer to
Nausicrates, admitted that he had done what the prosecutor alleged and inflicted
damage, but denied that he had been guilty of wrongdoing. Again, one may strike
the balance, when guilty of wrongdoing, by maintaining that although the action
was injurious it was honorable, painful but useful, or anything else of the
kind.
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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