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Quotation from The Athenian Constitution by Aristotle (attributed)
“So I stood with my shield outstretched, and both were safe in its sight, And I would not that either should triumph, when the triumph was not with right.”
The Athenian Constitution, Part 12, trans. Frederic G. Kenyon (1891)
Solon's verse defence of his refusal to favour either rich or poor, quoted as evidence for his policy.
Citation: "So I stood with my shield outstretched, and both were safe in its sight, And I would not that either should triumph, when the triumph was not with right." — Aristotle (attributed), The Athenian Constitution, Part 12, trans. Frederic G. Kenyon (1891). (id athenian-constitution-q3)
Portrait: Papyrus 131 (British Library), the manuscript of the Athenian Constitution, Unknown scribe, Public domain.
