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§ IV. On the Flatterer

435.

A flatterer is called one who by praising, flattering, or blaming moves another to damaging. Concerning the flatterer these things are to be held:

1st. He who induced another to inflicting damage by proposing praise, or otherwise disgrace, that would follow, is held for the damages. For such cooperation has itself in the manner of counsel, since motives for acting commonly efficacious of themselves are proposed.

2nd. Those who so represent to a man affected by injury the magnitude of this injury that, moved by it, he takes vengeance, are held to restoring, provided they adverted at least probably that damage would follow.

3rd. But he is not held to restitution who approves or ratifies a crime already perpetrated, unless he is the cause why restitution is not made or new damages are inflicted. - Cf. St. Alphonsus, n. 567.

The Flatterer