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And, indeed, hence hath arisen that accusation which some make against
us, that we have not produced men that have been the inventors of new operations,
or of new ways of speaking; for others think it a fine thing to persevere
in nothing that has been delivered down from their forefathers, and these
testify it to be an instance of the sharpest wisdom when these men venture
to transgress those traditions; whereas we, on the contrary, suppose it
to be our only wisdom and virtue to admit no actions nor supposals that
are contrary to our original laws; which procedure of ours is a just and
sure sign that our law is admirably constituted; for such laws as are not
thus well made are convicted upon trial to want amendment.
Flavius Josephus. The Works of Flavius Josephus. Translated by. William Whiston, A.M. Auburn and Buffalo. John E. Beardsley. 1895.
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