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what do they call their
rulers?” “Saviors and helpers,” he said.
“And what term do these apply to the people?”
“Payers of their wage and supporters.” “And
how do the rulers in other states denominate the populace?”
“Slaves,” he said. “And how do the rulers
describe one another?” “Co-rulers,” he said.
“And ours?” “Co-guardians.”
“Can you tell me whether any of the rulers in other states would
speak of some of their co-rulers as ‘belonging’ and
others as outsiders?” “Yes, many would.”
“And such a one thinks and speaks of the one that
‘belongs’ as his own, doesn't he, and of the outsider as
not his own?” “That is so.” “But
what of your guardians. Could any of them think or speak of
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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