The Republic, by Plato. Part III.
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The Importance of Medicine in Marriages and Births
"What consummate skill will our rulers need if the same principal holds of the human species?" he asked. "Our rulers will find a considerable dose of falsehood and deceit necessary for the good of their subjects." He went on to say that they would often have to practice upon the body corporate with medicines. 'If care was not taken into breeding, your dogs and birds would greatly deteriorate'
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