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Aristotle

Rhetoric Section 2

Section 193 of 882

Canonical reference 1.4.2

Ancient Greek

ὅσα δὲ ἐξ ἀνάγκης ἢ ἔστιν ἢ ἔσται, ἢ ἀδύνατον ἢ εἶναι ἢ γενέσθαι, περὶ δὲ τούτων οὐκ ἔστι συμβουλή.

English

J. H. Freese, 1926

Everything which of necessity either is or will be, or which cannot possibly be or come to pass, is outside the scope of deliberation.

French AI-generated translation, non-official

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

Tout ce qui, nécessairement, est ou sera, ou qui ne peut absolument pas être ou arriver, échappe au domaine de la délibération.

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