On the record44 BC
Hence it follows that the claims of human society and the bonds that unite men together take precedence of the pursuit of speculative knowledge.
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Cicero
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Editor's note · Context
Continuing his discussion on moral obligations, Cicero establishes the primacy of social duties over purely intellectual endeavors.
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