Plato | Those who are able to see beyond the shadows and lies of their culture
"Those who are able to see beyond the shadows and lies of their culture will never be understood, let alone believed, by the masses."
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Plato | Strange times are these in which we live
"Strange times are these in which we live when old and young are taught falsehoods in school. And the person that dares to tell the truth is called at once a lunatic and fool"
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Plato | Through foolishness they deceived themselves
"Through foolishness they deceived themselves into thinking that there was no right or wrong way in music, that it was to be judged good or bad by the pleasure it gave. By their works and their theories they infected the masses with the presumption to think themselves adequate judges. So our theatres, once silent, grew vocal, and aristocracy of music gave way to a pernicious theatrocracy...the criterion was not music, but a reputation for promiscuous cleverness and a spirit of law-breaking."
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