A state arises,as I conceive,out of the needs of mankind;no one is sel…

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A state arises,as I conceive,out of the needs of mankind;no one is self-sufficing,but all of us have many wants ✨ Plato (1873). The Dialogues of Plato, p.190
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A state arises,as I conceive,out of the needs of mankind;no one is self-sufficing,but all of us have many wants ✨ Plato (1873). The Dialogues of Plato, p.190

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