On the record44 BC
No more binding are those promises which are inexpedient for the persons themselves to whom they have been given.
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Cicero
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gutenberg.orgCicero: “No more binding are those promises which are inexpedient for the persons themselves to whom they have been given.”
Editor's note · Context
In his work on moral duties, Cicero discusses the conditions under which promises are not morally binding.
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