For whatever propriety may be, it is manifested only when there is pre-existing moral rectitude.
Cicero: “For whatever propriety may be, it is manifested only when there is pre-existing moral rectitude.”
Editor's note · Context
In his philosophical work, Cicero defines propriety as an outward manifestation that is dependent upon underlying moral rectitude.
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