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It is only
necessary to recall famous actions; wherefore most people have no need of
narrative—for instance, if you wish to praise Achilles; for everybody
knows what he did, and it is only necessary to make use of it. But if you wish
to praise Critias, narrative is necessary, for not many people know what he did
. . .1
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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