Motif
Deceptive liberator becomes tyrant
deceptive_liberator_becomes_tyrant
A motif of the Royal Legitimacy and Sacred Kingship family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
2 occurrences
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greek
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The Republic The Republic / THE REPUBLIC / INTRODUCTION AND ANALYSIS.; lines 4687-4772 confidence: high
The tyrant smiles at first, denies being a master, promises to end debt and land monopoly, then uses war, taxes, and purgation to remove bold, high-spirited, wise, and wealthy persons.
The ruler first promises relief from debt and land monopoly, then uses war, taxation, purgation, and guards to dominate the State.
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The Republic The Republic / THE REPUBLIC / INTRODUCTION AND ANALYSIS.; lines 4687-4772 confidence: high
The tyrant first smiles on everyone and claims to end debt and land monopoly; after foreign enemies are gone, he keeps the state at war, burdens the poor with taxes, and keeps them working.
The tyrant begins as a smiling reformer who claims to relieve debt and land monopoly, then uses war, taxation, and purges to dominate the state.
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