Among the authors who place the origin of violent habits of behavior in the nature of man is Heraclitus, with his declaration that war is the mother of all things; He turns some into gods, makes others slaves or free men. Almost all Greek authors, including Plato and his disciple Aristotle, accepted that slavery is the natural consequence of the military defeat of a people.
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