Suppose, then, that a good man had such power that at a snap of his fingers his name could steal into rich men's wills, he would not avail himself of that power--no, not even though he could be perfectly sure that no one would ever suspect it.
As part of a thought experiment exploring the limits of moral integrity, Cicero describes how a truly good person would reject ill-gotten gains, even if undetectable.
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