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in body and mind, we are obliged, as it seems, to follow in the track of the perfect and true form of government by coming together and making written laws.Younger Socrates
Yes, I suppose we are.Stranger
Can we wonder, then, Socrates, at all the evils that arise and are destined to arise in such kinds of government, when they are based upon such a foundation, and must conduct their affairs in accordance with written laws and with customs, without knowledge?
Yes, I suppose we are.Stranger
Can we wonder, then, Socrates, at all the evils that arise and are destined to arise in such kinds of government, when they are based upon such a foundation, and must conduct their affairs in accordance with written laws and with customs, without knowledge?