Statesmanship · Atlas

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MemorabiliaClassical · Greek

The political art of advising, ruling, and directing the city, presented as difficult and teachable.

And do you know, then, what the people consists of?

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I am forced to agree once more, cried Euthydemus, evidently by my stupidity.

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Nevertheless I shall recommend to your consideration anything that comes into my head.

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EuthydemusClassical · Greek

The practice of politics and public affairs, treated as philosophy's counterpart in Socrates's argument about people who partake of both.

Well, now, do you consider, Socrates, that there is anything in what they say?

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the truth is that these people, partaking of both, are inferior to both in respect of the objects for which statesmanship and philosophy are important;

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This conceit of their wisdom is very natural, since they regard themselves as moderately versed in philosophy, and moderately too in politics, on quite reasonable grounds:

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TheagesClassical · Greek

The craft of governing citizens by their consent, distinguished from despotism and considered as something one might hope to learn from experienced statesmen.

Well, Socrates, I have heard of the argument that you are said to put forward—that the sons of those statesmen are no better men than the sons of shoemakers;

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Then pray tell me, since it is your wish to become wise in state-matters, do you expect to get your wisdom by resorting to any other persons than those statesmen, who not only have their own ability in state-matters, but have constant dealings with other cities besides their own, by their intercourse alike with Greek cities and with foreign peoples?

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