"Great is the issue at stake, greater..." - Quote by Plato
Great is the issue at stake, greater than appears, whether a man is to be good or bad. And what will any one be profited if, under the influence of money or power, he neglect justice and virtue?
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“Pride is handsome, economical; pride eradicates so many vices, letting none subsist but itself, that it seems as if it were a great gain to exchange vanity for pride.”
“Excellence" is not a gift, but a skill that takes practice.We do not act "rightly" because we are "excellent",in fact we achieve "excellence" by acting "rightly".”
“Exemplary people concern themselves with virtue,small people concern themselves with territory. The ruling classthinks of punishment, the lower classes hope for benevolence.”
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“We must move past indecision to action. We must find new ways to speak for peace in Vietnam and for justice throughout the developing world, a world that borders on our doors. If we do not act, we shall surely be dragged down the long, dark, and shameful corridors of time reserved for those who possess power without compassion, might without morality, and strength without sight.”
“The worst form of inequality is to try to make unequal things equal.”
“Now is the time to rise from the dark and desolate valley of segregation to the sunlit path of racial justice.”