“The moralist is the most useless and contemptible of creatures.
"He is
useless in that he would expend his energies upon making judgements
rather than upon gaining knowledge,
for the reason that judgement is
easy and knowledge difficult.
"He is contemptible in that his judgements
reflect a vision of himself
that he would [like to] impose upon the world.”
- John Williams (probably reflecting his own thoughts) in AUGUSTUS.Vintage Classics, 352pp, £9.99
New York Review Books Classics, 336pp, $15.95.
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