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Aristotle

Rhetoric Section 12

Section 204 of 882

Canonical reference 1.5.12

Ancient Greek

ἰσχὺς δʼ ἐστὶ μὲν δύναμις τοῦ κινεῖν ἕτερον ὡς βούλεται, ἀνάγκη δὲ κινεῖν ἕτερον ἢ ἕλκοντα ἢ ὠθοῦντα ἢ αἴροντα ἢ πιέζοντα ἢ συνθλίβοντα, ὥστε ὁ ἰσχυρὸς ἢ πᾶσιν ἢ τούτων τισίν ἐστιν ἰσχυρός.

English

J. H. Freese, 1926

Strength consists in the power of moving another as one wills, for which purpose it is necessary to pull or push, to lift, to squeeze or crush, so that the strong man is strong by virtue of being able to do all or some of these things.

French AI-generated translation, non-official

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

La force consiste dans le pouvoir de mouvoir autrui comme on le veut; à cette fin, il faut tirer ou pousser, soulever, serrer ou écraser, de sorte que l’homme fort est fort parce qu’il est capable d’accomplir toutes ces actions ou certaines d’entre elles.

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