Motif
moral inversion of successful injustice
moral_inversion_of_successful_injustice
A motif of the Divine Judgment and Moral Reckoning family, within the sub-family Mirrored Retribution. 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 INTRODUCTION AND ANALYSIS. / THE REPUBLIC. / PERSONS OF THE DIALOGUE. / BOOK I.; lines 9637-9730 confidence: high
Thrasymachus describes tyranny as the highest injustice, taking property by fraud and force, including sacred and profane, public and private things, and enslaving citizens; such a person is called happy and blessed when successful.
Thrasymachus says that small-scale offenders are condemned by names such as thief or swindler, while a man who enslaves citizens and takes their money on a large scale is called happy and blessed.
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