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Quotation from On Duties (De Officiis) by Marcus Tullius Cicero
“Now the foundation of justice is faithfulness, which is a perseverance and truth in all our declarations and in all our promises.”
On Duties (De Officiis), Book I, ch. VII, trans. Cyrus R. Edmonds
Good faith (fides) is made the base of justice, the principle on which keeping promises to enemies later rests.
Citation: "Now the foundation of justice is faithfulness, which is a perseverance and truth in all our declarations and in all our promises." — Marcus Tullius Cicero, On Duties (De Officiis), Book I, ch. VII, trans. Cyrus R. Edmonds. (id cicero-on-duties-q2)
Portrait: Francesco Bartolozzi - Cicero - B1977.14.19547 - Yale Center for British Art, Francesco Bartolozzi, CC0.
