Cicero: From De Officious Summary

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The influence of moral right is so potent, that it eclipses the specious appearance of expediency.”
• Cicero: From De Officious. Page 244 line 22-25.

This quote sums up Cicero’s argument that morals should be more important than “specious appearance of expediency”. Thus one should operate according to their morals and not put on a fake front that appears to be good just to get things done quickly and efficiently. Cicero believes one should always use their morals and be truthful in their business practices.

• In modern business, if a person is not truthful, people will not want to do business with that person. As Cicero explains, it is not fair to conceal information from the people you are doing business with. This will hurt a person’s reputation