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“We are busy that we may have leisure, and make war that we may live in peace.”

— Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics, Book X (1177b)

About Aristotle

384 BC – 322 BC

Ancient Greek philosopher and polymath whose writings covered nearly every subject. His ethics, logic, and philosophy of mind continue to shape Western thought.

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