Evidence
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| Tradition | Source | Passage | Confidence | Evidence | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greek | The Republic | The Republic / THE REPUBLIC / INTRODUCTION AND ANALYSIS.; lines 7392-7476 | medium | The philosopher may fail in routine politics; the ordinary statesman may fail in crises, hearing distant thunder, looking backward, and trying to stem the rising tide of revolution with old maxims. | record |