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“I
don't think it will.” “But any words or deeds of
endurance in the face of all odds1 attributed to famous men are
suitable for our youth to see represented and to hear, such as:“
He smote his breast and chided thus his heart,
“Endure, my heart, for worse hast thou
endured.”
”Hom. Od. 20.17-182
“By all means,” he said. “It is certain that
we cannot allow our men to be acceptors of bribes or greedy for
gain.”
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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