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To save a man's life against his will is the same as killing him.

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Horace

Roman lyric poet said to have influenced English poetry (65-8 BC)

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    salvar la vida de un hombre contra su voluntad es lo mismo que matarlo.

    अपनी इच्छा के खिलाफ एक आदमी की जान बचाने के लिए उसे मारने के समान है।

    quod salvare hominem invitum idem est ac occidere eum.

    å redde livet til en mann mot hans vilje er det samme som å drepe ham.

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