Motif
decline through corrupted generation
decline_through_corrupted_generation
A motif of the Pride, Hubris, and Downfall family, within the sub-family Political Degeneration and Regime Sequences. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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greek
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The Republic The Republic / THE REPUBLIC / INTRODUCTION AND ANALYSIS.; lines 4395-4476 confidence: high
A geometrical number contains the law of generation; when neglected, marriages are unpropitious, inferior offspring become rulers, education decays, and the metals form a chaotic mass.
Neglect of the law of generation produces unpropitious marriages, inferior offspring, decayed education, and political decline.
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