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At the same time there is a difference between the character of the
newly rich and of those whose wealth is of long standing, because the former
have the vices of wealth in a greater degree and more; for, so to say, they have
not been educated to the use of wealth. Their unjust acts are not due to malice,
but partly to insolence, partly to incontinence, which tends to make them commit
assault and battery and adultery.
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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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