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Cicero: “For we may well be guided by those fundamental principles of justice which I laid down at the outset: first, that no…”

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For we may well be guided by those fundamental principles of justice which I laid down at the outset: first, that no harm be done to anyone; second, that the common interests be conserved.
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Cicero

Editor's note · Context

Cicero reiterates two foundational tenets of justice: the avoidance of harm to individuals and the preservation of collective welfare.

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