The George Long translation of 1862:
Who can change men's opinions? And without a change of opinions what else is there than the slavery of men who groan while they pretend to obey? Marcus Aurelius. Meditations. Book 9.
Chrystal's 2017 rendering based on the Foulis translation of 1742:
Who can change the opinions of men? And without change of opinion what is their state but a slavery, under which they groan, while they pretend to obey? Marcus Aurelius. Meditations. Book 9.
Image: Sale of Germanic Slaves, Illustration from Zur gute Stunde (Deutsches Verlagshaus Bong & Co, 1895), PD in the US.
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