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Asked What He Gained From Philosophy, He Answered, "To Do Without Being Commanded What Others Do From Fear Of The Laws.
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Asked what he gained from philosophy, he answered, "To do without
being commanded what others do from fear of the laws."
-- Diogenes Laertius (c. 200 AD)
-- Aristotle, xi
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