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Quote from Lucius Annaeus Seneca,


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


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Lucius Annaeus Seneca (more quotes by Lucius Annaeus Seneca or books by/about Lucius Annaeus Seneca)


(4 B.C.-A.D. 65) Roman Stoic philosopher, statesman, dramatist, "Seneca the Younger"

Source:

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

Categories:

Arms, Crime, Responsibility, Defense

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