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And if one thing is a first principle, and
another not; if one thing is a cause and another not, for the same reason; for
without cause or first principle nothing can exist or come into existence. And
if there are two first principles or two causes, that which results from the
greater is greater; and conversely, when there are two first principles or two
causes, that which is the first cause or principle of the greater is greater.
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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