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(Un)scrupulous etymology

A Weighty Lack of Principle

If you’ve ever felt a ‘twinge’ of guilt, you’re experiencing the modern equivalent of what the Romans called a scrupulus. Here is the fascinating history of how a tiny pebble became the ultimate meas…

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