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He cleared off the coffee table and did the dishes, then opened up his notebook, which was filled with outlines of the paper. The coffee table was clear. The clock said it was ten-thirty –about fifty minutes before needing to leave– he wrote:

I want to say something about the City of Pigs. Every one talks about In usual discussions about Plato’s Republic, the discussions Normally discussions of Plato’s Republic focus on the discussions construction of the massive institution hypothesized by Socrates and his itnolocuters over the (great bulk of the book) and revolve around question whether or not this is reasonable blueprint for the governance of human society, however, these discussions overlook to important facts: the first is that the given reason for creating this “imaginary repblic” is for the express reason of se is expressly for determining what justice is in the soul of an individual [ie not expressly for creating U.S. viable state constitution); the second is that there are actually two cities posited in the Republic […] if one includes the lesser known, and frequently overlooked “city of pigs.” (or, as another translator has it, “city of sows.”) This is much simpler community of people organization of society living which manages to exist without elagorate regulations and dec divisions, because –unlike the denizens citizens of the republic– they have no need for luxuries or other excesses its citizens live more simply.

He played with the cats, cleaned out the bathroom sink, spoke with the bank, and left a few minutes early for work.

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