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Monday, October 28, 2013
Aesop And Plato: On Politicians
Aesop. Black African from Ethiopia?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aesop
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We hang petty thieves and appoint the bigger thieves to public office.
Aesop, Greek slave & fabulist
Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber.
Plato
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plato
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