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then, one man calling in another for
one service and another for another, we, being in need of many things,
gather many into one place of abode as associates and helpers, and to this
dwelling together we give the name city or state, do we not?”
“By all means.” “And between one man and
another there is an interchange of giving, if it so happens, and taking,
because each supposes this to be better for himself.”
“Certainly.” “Come, then, let us create a city
from the beginning, in our theory. Its real creator, as it appears, will be
our needs.” “Obviously.”
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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