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"necessity is the mother of invention"
The original quote is:
"Let us create in idea a State; and yet the true creator is necessity, who is the mother of our invention."
Although the context is to find justice within a state and by extension within the individual, the meaning still is close to the original quote.
— 10 hours, 15 min ago
The original quote is:
"Let us create in idea a State; and yet the true creator is necessity, who is the mother of our invention."
Although the context is to find justice within a state and by extension within the individual, the meaning still is close to the original quote.
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Alex
is on page 52 of 432
According to Thrasymachus, Glaucon and Adeimantus being unjust and seeming just leads to better individual rewards. Pascal's wager, but backwards.
According to Socrates (or plato) being just is not done for yourself but for the people around you.
— Jul 08, 2026 07:59AM
According to Socrates (or plato) being just is not done for yourself but for the people around you.
Alex
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"What folly, Socrates, has taken possession of you all? And why, sillybillies, do you knock under to one another?"
Hehehe, sillybilly.
— Jul 06, 2026 04:49AM
Hehehe, sillybilly.
