Nay more, we must show clearly that even that very harshness which goes with our reproof is designed for the good of the person reproved.
Cicero: “Nay more, we must show clearly that even that very harshness which goes with our reproof is designed for the good of the…”
Editor's note · Context
In his philosophical work on moral obligations, Cicero states that any harshness in reproof must be clearly intended for the benefit of the person being corrected.
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