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Those are likely to remain undetected whose
qualities are out of keeping with the charges, for instance, if a man wanting in
physical strength were accused of assault and battery, or a poor and an ugly
man1 of adultery. Also, if the acts are done quite openly and in sight of
all; for they are not guarded against, because no one would think them possible.
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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