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«Every king springs from a race of slaves, and every slave had kings among his ancestors»
«Knowledge is true opinion.»
«The penalty good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men»
Author: Plato
(Philosopher)
| About:
Evil,
Men
| Keywords:
affairs, indifference, man of affairs, pay for, penalties, penalty, Public affairs, ruled
«When there is an income tax, the just man will pay more and the unjust less on the same amount of income.»
Author: Plato
(Philosopher)
| About:
Taxation
| Keywords:
amount, income, incomes, income tax, income taxes, Pay Less, tax, unjust
«Then anyone who leaves behind him a written manual, and likewise anyone who receives it, in the belief that such writing will be clear and certain, must be exceedingly simple-minded»
Author: Plato
(Philosopher)
| Keywords:
exceedingly, likewise, manual, minded, receives, simple-minded
«No law or ordinance is mightier than understanding.»
«Arguments, like men are often pretenders»
Author: Plato
(Philosopher)
| About:
Arguments
| Keywords:
arguments, pretender, pretenders, The Pretender
«For let me tell you, that the more the pleasures of the body fade away, the greater to me is the pleasure and charm of conversation»
Author: Plato
(Philosopher)
| About:
Pleasure
| Keywords:
charm, conversation, fade, fade away, fading away, pleasures, The Pleasure
«For the introduction of a new kind of music must be shunned as imperilling the whole state; since styles of music are never disturbed without affecting the most important political institutions.»
Author: Plato
(Philosopher)
| Keywords:
affecting, disturbed, institutions, introduction, introductions, Introduction to, political institutions, shunned, styles
«Excellent things are rare.»
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