Motif
luxury produces conflict
luxury_produces_conflict
A motif of the Pride, Hubris, and Downfall family, within the sub-family Wealth, Luxury, and Greed. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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The Republic The Republic / THE REPUBLIC / INTRODUCTION AND ANALYSIS.; lines 1265-1334 confidence: high
The luxurious State adds fine arts, instruments, ornaments, dancers, painters, sculptors, musicians, cooks, attendants, animal keepers, and physicians; feeding these mouths requires neighboring land, which is identified as the origin of war.
The move from simple to luxurious city requires more resources, including neighboring land, and is identified as the origin of war.
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