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The Republic by Plato
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but I still stand by the latter words.

Well, there is another question: By friends and enemies do we mean
those who are so really, or only in seeming?

Surely, he said, a man may be expected to love those whom he
thinks good, and to hate those whom he thinks evil.

Yes, but do not persons often err about good and evil:
many who are not good seem to be so, and conversely?

That is true.

Then to them the good will be enemies and the evil
will be their friends? True.

And in that case they will be right in doing good to the evil
and evil to the good?

Clearly.

But the good are just and would not do an injustice?

True.

Then according to your argument it is just to injure those who do
no wrong?

Nay, Socrates; the doctrine is immoral.

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