On the record44 BC
And this shows the mistake of those who imagine that friendship gives a privilege to licentiousness and sin.
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Cicero
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gutenberg.orgCicero: “And this shows the mistake of those who imagine that friendship gives a privilege to licentiousness and sin.”
Editor's note · Context
Addressing common misunderstandings about the nature of companionship, this passage refutes the idea that friendship condones immoral behavior.
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