“Socrates used to call the opinions of the many by the name of Lamiae, bugbears to frighten children.”

— Marcus Aurelius , book Meditations

XI, 23
Meditations (c. 121–180 AD), Book XI

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Emperor of Ancient Rome 121–180

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