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December 21, 2025

"In cases of this sort, let us say adultery, rightness and wrongness do not depend on committing it with the right woman at the right time and in the right manner, but the mere fact of committing such"

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Greek philosopher, student of Plato and teacher of Alexander the Great. His writings span philosophy, science, and rhetoric.

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