Motif
compromise between opposing extremes
compromise_between_opposing_extremes
A motif of the Duality and Cosmic Opposition family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
greek
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The Republic THE REPUBLIC. / PERSONS OF THE DIALOGUE. / BOOK I. / BOOK II.; lines 10362-10458 confidence: medium
Justice is described as a mean or compromise between doing injustice without punishment and suffering injustice without retaliation, tolerated as a lesser evil because people cannot freely do injustice.
Justice is described as a mean or compromise between the best condition, doing injustice without punishment, and the worst condition, suffering injustice without retaliation.
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