

“If women are expected to do the same work as men, we must teach them the same things.”
― The Republic
― The Republic

“The heaviest penalty for declining to rule is to be ruled by someone inferior to yourself.”
― The Republic
― The Republic

“I am the wisest man alive, for I know one thing, and that is that I know nothing.”
― The Republic
― The Republic

“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.”
― The Republic
― The Republic

“There is in every one of us, even those who seem to be most moderate, a type of desire that is terrible, wild, and lawless.”
― The Republic
― The Republic

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