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St Basil the Great, tr. Lowther Clarke, 1925
Rule 123: If Any Man Grieves that He is Not Allowed to Do What He Cannot Do Well Should…
Concerning this we have said in many places, that in general to use one’s own will or to allow it free course is contrary to sound reason; and not to submit to the decision of the majority1 is as dangerous as disobedience and gainsaying.
Notes
- But this is democracy, guarded against in F. 45! R. has “uel multorum uel eorum qui praesunt,” which suggests that ἢ τῶν προεστώτων has dropped out.