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minus-square𝕽𝖚𝖆𝖎𝖉𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-22 months ago"I figure that’s just the human material, and him that finds in it cause for anger and dismay is just a fool for expecting better. "
minus-squarePlebcouncilman@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·2 months agoIt is because I do not expect them to do better that I believe Plato is right. If people are not able to willingly make themselves better then we need to resort to coercion, the noble lie.
"I figure that’s just the human material, and him that finds in it cause for anger and dismay is just a fool for expecting better. "
It is because I do not expect them to do better that I believe Plato is right. If people are not able to willingly make themselves better then we need to resort to coercion, the noble lie.