tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237087217187172116.post6667840198547618297..comments2024-03-28T10:44:30.518-06:00Comments on American Creation: Quote of the day from the Founders: on the purpose of governmentBrad Harthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17669677047039491864noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237087217187172116.post-52770596759047384202010-05-26T23:16:57.474-06:002010-05-26T23:16:57.474-06:00I do not know what justice is. In Plato's Repu...I do not know what justice is. In Plato's <i>Republic</i>, I think Thrasymachus, not Socrates, got the better of the argument. And still does.<br /><br />But Thrasymachus, by yielding the floor to Socrates, acknowledges that his own truth is the end of civil society. Word up, Jimmy. GWash said the same. ;-)Tom Van Dykehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07121072404143877596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237087217187172116.post-65493133010998828092010-05-26T17:24:43.801-06:002010-05-26T17:24:43.801-06:00I'm obviously much too modern. In the first s...I'm obviously much too modern. In the first sentence my mind immediately snapped to, "Yeah, if government ever actively sought justice, it would be the end of government."James Hanleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18431950784819780004noreply@blogger.com