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3112EPlatoneOne of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors.
Politics
Politics
3512EPlatoneGood people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws.
Law
Law
2224EPlatoneGood people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws.
Law
Law
4024EPlatoneThe price good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men.
Government
Government
2310EPlatoneThose who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber.
Politics
Politics
4083EPlatoneThe worst of all deceptions is self-deception.
Deception
Deception
4063EPlatoneWise men talk because they have something to say; fools, because they have to say something.
Talking
Talking