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And towards
those who admit and are sorry for a slight; for finding as it were satisfaction
in the pain the offenders feel at what they have done, men cease to be angry.
Evidence of this may be seen in the punishment of slaves; for we punish more
severely those who contradict us and deny their offence, but cease to be angry
with those who admit that they are justly punished. The reason is that to deny
what is evident is disrespect, and disrespect
is slight
and contempt;
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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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