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Aristotle
Rhetoric Section 6
Section 642 of 882
Canonical reference 2.5.6
Ancient Greek
καὶ φόβος τῶν δυναμένων τι ποιῆσαι· ἐν παρασκευῇ γὰρ ἀνάγκη εἶναι καὶ τὸν τοιοῦτον·
English
J. H. Freese, 1926
And fear felt by those able to injure us in any way, for such as these also must be ready to act.
French AI-generated translation, non-official
Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-13
Et la crainte éprouvée par ceux qui peuvent nous nuire de quelque manière que ce soit, car de tels hommes doivent eux aussi être prêts à agir.