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Aristotle

Rhetoric Section 11

Section 100 of 882

Canonical reference 1.13.11

Ancient Greek

ἐπεὶ δὲ τῶν δικαίων καὶ τῶν ἀδίκων ἦν δύο εἴδη (τὰ μὲν γὰρ γεγραμμένα τὰ δʼ ἄγραφα), περὶ ὧν μὲν οἱ νόμοι ἀγορεύουσιν εἴρηται, τῶν δʼ ἀγράφων δύο ἔστιν εἴδη·

English

J. H. Freese, 1926

We have said that there are two kinds of just and unjust actions (for some are written, but others are unwritten), and have spoken of those concerning which the laws are explicit; of those that are unwritten there are two kinds.

French AI-generated translation, non-official

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

Nous avons dit qu'il existe deux sortes d'actions justes et injustes, car certaines sont écrites et d'autres non écrites, et nous avons parlé de celles au sujet desquelles les lois sont explicites. Parmi celles qui ne sont pas écrites, il existe deux sortes.

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