What epicurus would say about the wrongness of murder

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Explain what Epicurus would say about the wrongness of murder. According to Epicurus, death is not bad. But surely he would agree that murder, or unjustified killing, is morally wrong. Can these two theses be reconciled? Epicurus better hope so! What might Epicurus say to explain why murder is wrong?

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