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a position from which they could best
hold down rebellion against the laws from within and repel aggression from
without as of a wolf against the fold. And after they have encamped and
sacrificed to the proper gods1 they must make their lairs, must they not?”
“Yes,” he said. “And these must be of a
character keep out the cold in winter and be sufficient in
summer?” “Of course. For I presume you are speaking of
their houses.” “Yes,” said I, “the
houses of soldiers2 not of
money-makers.”
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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