“Refuse altogether to take an oath if you can, if not, as far as may be.”
Epictetus (50–138) philosopher from Ancient Greece
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Golden Sayings of Epictetus
“A soldier of the civil authority must be taught not to kill men and to refuse to do so if he is commanded, and to refuse to take an oath; if he is unwilling to comply, he must be rejected.”
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