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in any way towards
discerning what is the object of our entire inquiry—the origin of
justice and injustice in a state—our aim must be to omit nothing
of a sufficient discussion, and yet not to draw it out to tiresome
length?” And Glaucon's brother replied, “Certainly, I
expect that this inquiry will bring us nearer to that end.”
“Certainly, then, my dear Adeimantus,” said I,
“we must not abandon it even if it prove to be rather
long.” “No, we must not.” “Come,
then, just as if we were telling stories or fables1 and
1 Cf. Introduction pp. xxi-xxii, and Phaedrus 276 E.
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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