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each individual by virtue of this part in him, when,
namely, his high spirit preserves in the midst of pains and pleasures1 the rule handed down by
the reason as to what is or is not to be feared.”
“Right,” he said. “But wise by that small part
that2 ruled in him and
handed down these commands, by its possession3
in turn within it of the knowledge of what is beneficial for each and for
the whole, the community composed of the three.” “By all
means.” “And again, was he not sober
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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