[4]
Similarly, if they are friends of those who
are being wronged, or of the judges; for friends are not on their guard against
being wronged and, besides, they prefer reconciliation
to
taking proceedings; and judges favor those whom they are fond of, and either let
them off altogether or inflict a small penalty.
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Aristotle in 23 Volumes, Vol. 22, translated by J. H. Freese. Aristotle. Cambridge and London. Harvard University Press; William Heinemann Ltd. 1926.
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