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This reflection on justice by Aeschylus resonates across generations. It highlights a fundamental truth about human nature: our continuous search for meaning in justice is what ultimately defines our character and our path forward.

About Aeschylus

Aeschylus was an ancient Greek tragedian, often described as the father of tragedy. Academic knowledge of the genre begins with his work, and understanding of earlier Greek tragedy is largely based on inferences made from reading his surviving plays. According to Aristotle, he expanded the number of characters in the theatre and allowed conflict among them. Formerly, characters interacted only with the chorus.

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"No one should be ashamed to admit they are wrong, which is but saying, in other words, that they are wiser today than they were yesterday."

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"True knowledge is found not in possessing answers, but in continually asking the right questions. This remains the cornerstone of personal mastery — an essential principle for the reflective life."

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"Stand firm when justice demands it, even if you stand entirely alone. For where clarity resides, peace inevitably follows — an essential principle for the reflective life."

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