One may well wonder at the short-sightedness of those who i… - Philo of Alexandria

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One may well wonder at the short-sightedness of those who ignore the characteristics which so clearly distinguish different things and declare that the laws of Solon and Lycurgus are all-sufficient to secure the greatest of republics, Athens and Sparta, because their sovereign authority is loyally accepted by those who enjoy that citizenship, yet deny that right reason, which is the fountain head of all other law, can impart freedom to the wise, who obey all that it prescribes or forbids.

Philo of Alexandria

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About Philo of Alexandria

Philo (20 BCE – 50 CE), known also as Philo of Alexandria and as Philo Judeaus, was a Hellenized Jewish philosopher born in Alexandria, Egypt. The few biographical details concerning him are found in his own works, especially in Legatio ad Gaium, ("embassy to Gaius") and in Flavius Josephus (Antiquities xviii.8, § 1; comp. ib. xix.5, § 1; xx.5, § 2).

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Native Name: Φίλων τοῦ Ἀλεξανδρείας

Alternative Names: Philo Judeaus • Philo Alexandrinus • Philo Judæus • Philo • Philo the Jew • Philio of Alexandria • Philio Judæus • Philio Alexandrinus

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