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Mankind will never see an end of trouble until lovers of wisdom come to hold political power, or the holders of power become lovers of wisdom

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'That is the story. Do you think there is any way of making them believe it?' ' Not in the first generation', he said, 'but you might succeed with the second and later generations.'

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If you do not take an interest in the affairs of your government, then you are doomed to live under the rule of fools.

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I'm trying to think, don't confuse me with facts.

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Education is the constraining and directing of youth towards that right reason, which the law affirms, and which the experience of the best of our elders has agreed to be truly right.

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Whatever deceives men seems to produce a magical enchantment.

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That's what education should be," I said, "the art of orientation. Educators should devise the simplest and most effective methods of turning minds around. It shouldn't be the art of implanting sight in the organ, but should proceed on the understanding that the organ already has the capacity, but is improperly aligned and isn't facing the right way.

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I really do not know, Socrates, how to express what I mean. For somehow or other our arguments, on whatever ground we rest them, seem to turn round and walk away from us.

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Human behavior flows from three main sources: desire, emotion, and knowledge.

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Equals, the proverb goes, delight in equals.

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We understand why children are afraid of darkness ... but why are men afraid of light?

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It is vain for the sober man to knock at poesy's door.

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So the nature required to make a really noble Guardian of our commonwealth will be swift and strong, spirited, and philosophic.

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Maximize the power of the beliefs that strengthen you and neutralize those that weaken you.

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You should not honor men more than truth.

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Even the gods love jokes.

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The poets are nothing but interpreters of the gods, each one possessed by the divinity to whom he is in bondage.

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There will be no end to the troubles of states,Or of humanity itself,Till philosophers become kings in this world,Or till those we now call kings and rulers really And truly become philosophers

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Physical excellence does not of itself produce a good mind and character: on the other hand, excellence of mind and character will make the best of the physique it is given.

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All I really know is the extent of my own ignorance

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