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“Well, when there are two units, must there not also be twice, and when there are three, thrice, that is, if two is twice one and three is thrice one?” “There must.” “But if there are two and twice, must there not also be twice two? And again, if there are three and thrice, must there not be thrice three?” “Of course.” “Well then, if there are three and twice and two and thrice, must there not also be twice three and thrice two?” “Inevitably.” “Then there would be even times even,
Plato. Plato in Twelve Volumes, Vol. 9 translated by Harold N. Fowler. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1925.
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