What I Told You Already Two Thousand Years Ago... Plato's Republic
21 August 2007
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language students)
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The intelligent and well-educated, faithful reader, will have noticed,
that several things I intend and that I have told you now in the
Human Rights Issues, I also said - and intended - over two thousand
years ago,
in the Academy, of Athens, Greece: *(1)(2)
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'Until philosophers are kings, or the kings and princes of this
world have the spirit and power of philosophy, and political
greatness and wisdom, meet in one,
and, until those commoner natures,
those who pursue either greatness only, or wisdom
only, one to the exclusion of the other, until
those
are compelled to stand aside,
until then,
cities will never have rest from their evils - no, nor
the human race, as I believe - and
only then will our State have a possibility of life and behold
the light of day.' *(0)
Plato: The Republic - Book V
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And with the years, one gets wiser, as the proverb - exceptionally,
and fortunately for you - proves correct at this time. *(1)
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Koos Nolst Trenite 'Cause Trinity'
human rights philosopher and poet
'Men of all nations came
to listen to Solomon's wisdom,
sent by all the kings of the world,
who had heard of his wisdom.'
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Footnotes:
(0) 'Human Rights Issues Checklist up to 17 August 2007
(provisional working copy only)'
(17 August 2007)
http://www.angelfire.com/space/platoword
(1) 'Koos Nolst Trenite - 'The Mafia Code Against Mankind'
V2.1.txt.nfo'
(Introduction to 'The Mafia Code Against Mankind'
{HRI 20021018-V2.1} )
(12 Aug 2007)
http://groups.google.com/group/sci.physics/msg/0c0ac2bef1c56fc4
(2) 'The Mafia Code Against Mankind'
{HRI 20021018-V2.1}
(18 October 2002 - V2.1 on 12 Aug 2007)
http://groups.google.com/group/sci.physics/msg/4cbda7801312876f
(3) 'Leonardo Da Vinci - About Aliens, Dimensions, Consciousness,
Time, And Earth's Past And Future'
{HRI 20040829-V3.4.3}
(29 August 2004 - Version 3.4.3 on 18 May 2006)
http://groups.google.com/group/misc.writing/msg/d986639cd9593ee1
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'Definition of Peace'
{HRI 20070520-V2.1.1}
(20 May 2007 - Version 2.1.1 on 28 May 2007)
http://groups.google.com/group/alt.military/msg/5405ad9ec2d027a2
'Explaining the First International Law (FIL)'
{HRI-20070531-V1.3}
(31 May 2007 - Version 1.3 on 1 June 2007)
http://groups.google.com/group/sci.military.naval/msg/0de212a593c77d24
'The First International Law' (FIL)
{HRI 20021124-V2.0.2}
(24 November 2002 - Version 2.0.2 on 10 Aug 2007)
http://groups.google.com/group/alt.military/msg/48d9132192eaf221
'The Feeling "When God Has Left You..."
- Introduction to 'What is Hell' '
{HRI 20031124-V3.2}
(24 November 2003 - Version 3.2 on 16 May 2005)
http://groups.google.com/group/alt.religion/msg/3c6799e5a78fbda5
'A Poem Of Love And Adventure'
{HRI 20020717-V3.1.1}
(17 July 2002 - Version 3.1.1 on 4 June 2007)
http://groups.google.com/group/alt.conspiracy/msg/068ab16e8dbce27a
'Defining Love And Hate - A Law Of Life'
{HRI 20020729-V2.0}
(29 July 2002 - Version 2.0i on 7 January 2003)
http://groups.google.com/group/Koos-Nolst-Trenite/msg/40d2a6d4cadc84b1
'Plato On Making Love - And Defining Loneliness'
{HRI 20041114-V2.2.1}
(14 November 2004 - Version 2.2.1 on 28 May 2007)
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{HRI 20041114-V2.0-UAA}
http://groups.google.com/group/misc.education/msg/ebdd8f227dd037e2
'YOUR Role on Earth - A Very Simple Observation'
{HRI 20070629-II-V2.1-Q1-V3.2}
(2 July 2007 - Version 3.2 on 1 Aug 2007)
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{HRI 20060816-V5.0}
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'Learning, Teaching and Schools'
{HRI 20060815-V3.0}
(15 Aug 2006 - Version 3.0 on 20 Aug 2006)
(Taken from 'Koos Nolst Trenite Anecdotes
- Zero Tolerance for Evil Impulses - etc.')
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{HRI 20060815-V1.1.1-UAA}
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(12 August 2006 - Version 1.1 on 13 Aug 2006)
http://groups.google.com/group/Fine-Particle-Physics/msg/ff4cbfe212281463
'Resolving Identity Energy, of 'being Socrates' '
{FPP 20070809}
(9 August 2007)
http://groups.google.com/group/alt.magick/msg/c2a29dfdf2e0aef5
'Living In The Present - Definition'
{HRI 20030102-V3.1}
(2 Jan 2003 - Version 3.1 on 14 July 2007)
http://groups.google.com/group/sci.military.naval/msg/a269b01624b7e47f
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