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Quotations 8/21/2010 at 3:08 PM EDT

What a strange scene you describe

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Quotation by Plato:

What a strange scene you describe and what strange prisoners. They are just like us.

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Type: Prose
Context: Unknown
Context Details: The Republic, Book VII.
Cited By: Jose Saramago

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I have a law degree (Stanford, 66') but have never practiced. Instead, from 1967 through 1977, I tried to contribute to the revolution in America. As unsuccessful as everyone else over that decade, in 1978 I went to work for the U.S. Forest (more...)

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