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When the slave auctioneer asked in what he was proficient, he replied, "In ruling people."

Diogenes
People, Slave, Ruling
"Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers, Book 6: The Cynics". Book by Diogenes Laërtius translated by R. D. Hicks, 1925.
When the slave auctioneer asked in what he was proficient, he replied, In ruling people.