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Cicero: Nay more, we must show clearly that even that very harshness which goes with our reproof is designed for the good of the…

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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.
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Cicero

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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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