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of Next come cases of action contrary to the interests
of the state. In these we meet with legal quibbles
as to what is the meaning of “action contrary to the
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interests of the state,” and whether the action of
the accused was injurious or profitable, or whether
the interests of the state suffered at his hands or
merely on his account: but the most important
question is that of fact. There are also cases of
ingratitude; in these we raise the question whether
the accused has really received any kindness. It is
only rarely that the fact can be denied, as denial is
in itself a sign of ingratitude. But there are the
further questions as to the extent of the kindness
and whether it has been repaid.
Quintilian. With An English Translation. Harold Edgeworth Butler. Cambridge. Cambridge, Mass., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann, Ltd. 1922.
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