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Then what is that joint use of silver or gold in which the just man
is to be preferred?
When you want a deposit to be kept safely.
You mean when money is not wanted, but allowed to
lie?
Precisely.
That is to say, justice is useful when money is
useless?
That is the inference.
The Republic - Book I
Plato
I have some hacks for sailing close to this wind. For example, when I write essays, I think about what I'd want my kids to know. That drives me to get things right.
In every country where independence takes the place of liberty, the first need felt by any strong mind and powerful constitution is to possess a weapon which can serve both for attack and defence; and which, by making its bearer formidable, will mean that he often inspires dread.
The Count of Monte Cristo
Alexandre Dumas
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