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"But when actions are done, either from fear of greater evils, or from some honourable motive, as, for instance, if you were ordered to commit some base act by a despot who had your parents or children in his power, and they were to be saved upon your compliance or die upon your refusal, in such cases there is room for a question whether the actions are voluntary or involuntary."

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Nicomachean Ethics, Book 3, Chapter I·384-322 BCE

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Aristotle

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384-322 BCE · Peripatetic Philosophy

Greek philosopher and polymath.

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