Motif
toleration bounded by civic order
toleration_bounded_by_civic_order
A motif of the Sacred Law and Social Order family, within the sub-family Civic Order and the Body Politic. 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 8316-8399 confidence: medium
The Utopians do not allow disbelief in the immortality of the soul in state administration, but impose no punishment because belief is not fully voluntary.
Religious belief is not punished as such, but speech that condemns other religions and raises dissension is punished as sedition.
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