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but for a layman to lie to rulers of that kind we shall
affirm to be as great a sin, nay a greater, than it is for a patient not to
tell physician or an athlete his trainer the truth about his bodily
condition, or for a man to deceive the pilot about the ship and the sailors
as to the real condition of himself or a fellow-sailor, and how they
fare.” “Most true,” he replied. “If
then
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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