The judge should not be young, he should have learned to know evil, no…

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The judge should not be young, he should have learned to know evil, not from his own soul, but from late and long observation of the nature of evil in others. ✨ Plato, General Press (2016). The Republic, p.299, GENERAL PRESS
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The judge should not be young, he should have learned to know evil, not from his own soul, but from late and long observation of the nature of evil in others. ✨ Plato, General Press (2016). The Republic, p.299, GENERAL PRESS

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