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Aristotle

Rhetoric Section 33

Section 150 of 882

Canonical reference 1.15.33

Ancient Greek

ἐνταῦθα οὖν συνακτέον καὶ τὸ ἐπιορκεῖν, ὅτι ἔστι τὸ τῇ διανοίᾳ ἀλλʼ οὐ τῷ στόματι. ἐὰν δὲ τῷ ἀντιδίκῳ ᾖ ὑπεναντίος καὶ ὀμωμοσμένος, ὅτι πάντα ἀναιρεῖ μὴ ἐμμένων οἷς ὤμοσεν· διὰ γὰρ τοῦτο καὶ τοῖς νόμοις χρῶνται ὀμόσαντες. καὶ ὑμᾶς μὲν ἀξιοῦσιν ἐμμένειν οἷς ὀμόσαντες δικάζετε, αὐτοὶ δὲ οὐκ ἐμμένουσιν . καὶ ὅσα ἂν ἄλλα αὔξων τις εἴπειεν. περὶ μὲν οὖν τῶν ἀτέχνων πίστεων εἰρήσθω τοσαῦτα.

English

J. H. Freese, 1926

Here we must draw the conclusion that perjury consists in the intention, not in what is said. But if the opponent has taken such an oath, we may say that one who does not abide by what be has sworn subverts everything, for this is the reason why the dicasts take an oath before applying the laws; and [we may make this appeal]: They demand that you abide by your oath as judges, while they themselves do not abide by theirs. Further, we should employ all means of amplification. Let this suffice for the inartificial proofs.

French AI-generated translation, non-official

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

Il faut ici conclure que le parjure réside dans l'intention, non dans les paroles prononcées. Mais si l'adversaire a prêté un tel serment, nous pouvons dire que celui qui ne respecte pas ce qu'il a juré renverse toutes choses, car c'est pour cette raison que les dicastes prêtent serment avant d'appliquer les lois ; et nous pouvons lancer cet appel : « Ils exigent que vous respectiez votre serment de juges, tandis qu'eux-mêmes ne respectent pas le leur. » En outre, nous devons employer tous les moyens d'amplification. Que cela suffise au sujet des preuves non techniques.

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