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Mankind censure injustice fearing that they may be the victims of it, and not because they shrink from committing it.


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PLATO Life must be lived as play.
PLATO Necessity... the mother of invention.
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PLATO You should not honor men more than truth.
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PLATO Love is the joy of the good, the wonder of the wise, the amazement of the Gods.
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