4 Maccabees 2:24
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Someone might say, “Then why doesn’t clear thinking control memory loss and ignorance, if it is in charge of the emotions?” But that argument is completely ridiculous.
How is it then, one might say, that if reason is master of the emotions, it does not control forgetfulness and ignorance?
How is it then, one might say, that if reason is master of the passions, it does not control forgetfulness and ignorance?
How is it then, one might say, that if reason is master of the emotions, it does not control forgetfulness and ignorance?
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