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Cicero: “Whether we do the kindness or not is optional; but to fail to requite one is not allowable to a good man, provided he…”

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Whether we do the kindness or not is optional; but to fail to requite one is not allowable to a good man, provided he can make the requital without violating the rights of others.
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Cicero

Editor's note · Context

Cicero articulates a moral imperative in his work on duties, stating that while initiating kindness is optional, failing to requite one is not permissible for a good person.

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