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Plato
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Ancient Athens
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Aristocles
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To be conquered by yourself is of all things most shameful and vile.
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As there are misanthropists or haters of men, so also are there misologists, or haters of ideas.
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Someday, in the distant future, our grand-children' s grand-children will develop a new equivalent of our classrooms. They will spend many hours in front of boxes with fires glowing within. May they have the wisdom to know the difference between light and knowledge.
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