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himself, his belongings, and the belongings of his belongings.Alcibiades
It looks like it.Socrates
And anyone who is ignorant of his belongings will be similarly ignorant, I suppose, of the belongings of others.Alcibiades
Quite so.Socrates
And if ignorant of others' affairs, he will be ignorant also of the affairs of states.Alcibiades
He must be.Socrates
Then such a man can never be a statesman.Alcibiades
No, indeed.Socrates
No, nor an economist either.
It looks like it.Socrates
And anyone who is ignorant of his belongings will be similarly ignorant, I suppose, of the belongings of others.Alcibiades
Quite so.Socrates
And if ignorant of others' affairs, he will be ignorant also of the affairs of states.Alcibiades
He must be.Socrates
Then such a man can never be a statesman.Alcibiades
No, indeed.Socrates
No, nor an economist either.