《沉思录·卷五·天未亮就起身》第22条
That which does no harm to the state, does no harm to the citizen. In the case of every appearance of harm apply this rule: if the state is not harmed by this, neither am I harmed. But if the state is harmed, thou must not be angry with him who does harm to the state. Show him where his error is.
注释摘要
这段札记包含了奥勒留政治伦理中一个极为核心且容易引起误解的判断：它与后世自由主义“国家不可侵害个人”的预设完全不同，必须回到斯多葛派的目的论整体观才能准确理解。 在斯多葛体系中，人不是孤立自存的原子。人的本性（nature）由宇宙理性（logos）所赋予，而根据“亲缘归属”（oikeiōsis）这一关键概念，理性存在的本性会自然地向外延伸：先意识到自我保存…