The Republic, by Plato. Part III.
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The Prime of Life
The offspring of the inferior or better will be put away in sub-mysterious unknown place, as they should be. Care will also be taken that the process of suckling shall not be protected too long. The mothers will have no getting up at night or other trouble, but will hand over all this sort of thing to the nurses and attendants. You suppose the wives of our guardians to have a fine, easy time of it when they are having children? Why, said I, and so they ought.
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