Men keep their agreements when it is an advantage to both parties not to break them; and I shall so frame my laws that it will be evident to the Athe… - Solon

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Men keep their agreements when it is an advantage to both parties not to break them; and I shall so frame my laws that it will be evident to the Athenians that it will be for their interest to observe them.

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About Solon

Solon (c. 638 BCE – c. 558 BCE) was an Athenian statesman, lawgiver and poet. He is numbered among the Seven Sages of Greece.

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Native Name: Σόλων ο Αθηναίος
Alternative Names: Solon of Athens
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