Excerpt from Epictetus, Vol. 1 of 2: The Discourses and Manual, Together With Fragments of His Writings; Translated With Introduction and Notes When the doctrine that might is right is being once more asserted by the armed forces of absolutism it may not be inopportune to recall to men's minds the words of one who preached unceasingly the supremacy and independence of the spirit of man. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.