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Aristotle

Rhetoric Section 22

Section 77 of 882

Canonical reference 1.12.22

Ancient Greek

καὶ τοὺς διαβεβλημένους ἢ εὐδιαβόλους· οἱ τοιοῦτοι γὰρ οὔτε προαιροῦνται, φοβούμενοι τοὺς κριτάς, οὔτε δύνανται πείθειν, ὡς μισούμενοι καὶ φθονούμενοι.

English

J. H. Freese, 1926

And those who have been slandered, or are easy to slander; for such men neither care to go to law, for fear of the judges, nor, if they do, can they convince them; to this class belong those who are exposed to hatred or envy.

French AI-generated translation, non-official

Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-13

Et ceux qui ont été calomniés ou qu'il est facile de calomnier, car de tels hommes ne se soucient pas d'aller en justice, par crainte des juges, et, s'ils le font, ils ne peuvent les convaincre. À cette classe appartiennent ceux qui sont exposés à la haine ou à l'envie.

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