Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

communal family-like polity preventing internal strife

communal_family_like_polity_preventing_internal_strife

A motif of the Sacred Law and Social Order family, within the sub-family Civic Order and the Body Politic. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.

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1 traditions


greek

  • The Republic The Republic / THE REPUBLIC / INTRODUCTION AND ANALYSIS.; lines 2829-2913 confidence: high

    A one-minded community with little private property is said to prevent strife, lawsuits, flattery, household cares, borrowing, and nonpayment.

    The citizens are presented as one-minded, sharing life in a way that removes many causes of conflict and treats the State as one family.

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