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No one knows whether death may not be the greatest of all blessings to man, but men fearing it as if they knew well that it was the greatest of evils. Justice is a fine name for the interest of the stronger. Might make everything right, and always has.
No one knows whether death may not be the greatest of all blessings to man, but men fearing it as if they knew well that it was the greatest of evils. Justice is a fine name for the interest of the stronger. Might make everything right, and always has.
Approximate author period: c. 387 BC · classical
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- Plato
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- Approximate author period: c. 387 BC · classical
Approximate historical context for attribution to Plato, based on life years -427 to -347. Opening discussion dates Plato circa 427–347 BCE. Ancient life years and the resulting grouping point are approximate, not independently verified dates for attributed quotations. Source: Plato on Knowledge in the Theaetetus — Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/plato-theaetetus/ (checked 2026-10-09). This does not establish the composition date or authenticate the attribution of these words. Source: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/plato-theaetetus/ (accessed 2026-10-09).
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Supplied reference B; unit 1038; PDF page 103; printed attribution: Plato
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