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Plato: The punishment suffered by the wise who refuse to take part in the government…

The punishment suffered by the wise who refuse to take part in the government, is to live under the government of bad men.

In today’s wordsThe penalty wise people pay for refusing to take part in government is to live under the government of bad people.

PlatoCommonly attributed
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From the book Quoted in Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers, compiled by Josiah H. Gilbert, 1895

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