Quote by Red Wemette Download Open image ““This City is what it is because are citizens are what they are " -Plato”” — Red Wemette ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.3 out of 5 (6 ratings) Copy quoteShare
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“You know how much I used to like Plato. Today I realize he lied. For the things of this world are not a reflection of the ideal, but a product of human sweat, blood and hard labour. It is we who built the pyramids, hewed the marble for the temples and the rocks for the imperial roads, we who pulled… — Tadeusz Borowski Copy Share
