Diadochos of Photiki (400–486) Byzantine saint
§ 11
On Spiritual Knowledge and Discrimination (480 AD)
“The praise of free men is worth having, for it is the only praise which is free from either servility or condescension.”
Source: In Defence Of Politics (Second Edition) – 1981, Chapter 7, In Praise Of Politics, p. 140.
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