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Only to the rational animal is it given to follow voluntarily what happens but simply to follow is a necessity imposed on all.

Marcus Aurelius

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Marcus Aurelius
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The Eternal City
Emperor of Rome Marcus Aurelius
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Marcus Annius Verus
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