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Aristotle
Rhetoric Section 9
Section 445 of 882
Canonical reference 2.19.9
Ancient Greek
καὶ ὅσων ἡ ἀρχὴ τῆς γενέσεως ἐν τούτοις ἐστὶν ἃ ἡμεῖς ἀναγκάσαιμεν ἂν ἢ πείσαιμεν· ταῦτα δʼ ἐστὶν ὧν κρείττους ἢ κύριοι ἢ φίλοι.
English
J. H. Freese, 1926
And so with all those things, the productive principles of which reside in those things which we can control by force or persuasion, when they depend upon those whose superiors, masters, or friends we are.
French AI-generated translation, non-official
Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-13
Il en va de même pour toutes les choses dont les principes producteurs résident dans des êtres que nous pouvons maîtriser par la force ou la persuasion, lorsqu’elles dépendent de ceux dont nous sommes les supérieurs, les maîtres ou les amis.
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