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one such youth apprehends something and is moved and
drawn towards philosophy, what do we suppose will be the conduct of those
who think that they are losing his service and fellowship? Is there any word
or deed that they will stick at1 to keep him from being persuaded and to incapacitate anyone
who attempts it,2 both by
private intrigue and public prosecution in the court?”
Plato. Plato in Twelve Volumes, Vols. 5 & 6 translated by Paul Shorey. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1969.
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