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NUMBER:44572
QUOTATION:Justice means minding one’s own business and not meddling with other men’s concerns.
ATTRIBUTION:Plato (427–347 B.C.), Greek philosopher. Republic 4.433a, trans. by Cornford.

It is not agreed among scholars whether this is the view of Socrates, of Plato, or just of the character in the dialogue.
BIOGRAPHY:Columbia Encyclopedia.
WORKS:Plato Collection.
 
 
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