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Seneca the Younger5 BC–AD 65

Seneca the Younger on responsibility

A sword by itself does not slay; it is merely the weapon used by the slayer.

Seneca the Younger

Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium (Moral Letters to Lucilius), Letter LXXXVII: Some arguments in favor of the simple life, Line 30

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