Motif
Tyranny as inner enslavement
tyranny_as_inner_enslavement
A motif of the Sacred Knowledge and Wisdom family, within the sub-family Wisdom Teaching and Moral Instruction. 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 BOOK VI. / BOOK VII. / BOOK VIII. / BOOK IX.; lines 22137-22315 confidence: high
The tyrannical man's soul is said to be full of meanness and vulgarity, with the best elements enslaved and a small ruling part that is the worst and maddest.
The tyrannical soul is described as enslaved, ruled by its worst part, goaded, remorseful, poor, and fearful.
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