A just citizen will not let private enmity induce him to start a public prosecution against one who does the state no harm

A just citizen will not let private enmity induce him to start a public prosecution against one who does the state no harm.  Lycurgus.  Against Leocrates.  Section 6.


Image: Nero dressed as a woman by Emilio Gallori, 1873, courtesy of Wikimedia Commons contributor M0tty.  Note: Nero prosecuted a number of men for failing to show appropriate response to Nero's performances in various guises.

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