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“The introduction of luxury is what makes justice necessary, for it makes war necessary”
Melissa Lane, The Republic
“The Greek poets had praised virtue as taking several specific forms: wisdom; courage; moderation; justice; and piety.”
Melissa Lane, Greek and Roman Political Ideas: A Pelican Introduction
“if people are resistant to education and cling to their varying whims, they are likely to swarm around a charismatic figure and thereby risk letting democracy mutate into tyranny.”
Melissa Lane, The Birth of Politics: Eight Greek and Roman Political Ideas and Why They Matter

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