"If you do not take an interest in the affairs of your government, then you are doomed to live under the rule of fools."
"The gods' service is tolerable, man's intolerable."
Source: Plato (2012). “Symposium and Phaedrus”, p.18, Courier Corporation
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Plato
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Plato was a classical Greek philosopher known for his dialogues and foundational contributions to Western philosophy, particularly through 'The Republic'.
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