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Single Idea 331

[filed under theme 25. Social Practice / E. Policies / 5. Education / b. Education principles ]

Full Idea

Under a bad government discussion, both public and private, is bad, and no courses of study are available to cure faults of character.

Gist of Idea

Bad governments prevent discussion, and discourage the study of virtue

Source

Plato (Timaeus [c.349 BCE], 87b)

Book Ref

Plato: 'Timaeus and Critias', ed/tr. Lee,Desmond [Penguin 1971], p.118