How, then, might we contrive... One noble lie to persuade if possible the rulers… — Socrates
How, then, might we contrive... One noble lie to persuade if possible the rulers themselves, but failing that the rest of the city?
In the original Greek
τίς ἂν οὖν ἡμῖν, ἦν δ᾽ ἐγώ, μηχανὴ γένοιτο τῶν ψευδῶν τῶν ἐν δέοντι γιγνομένων, ὧν δὴ νῦν ἐλέγομεν, γενναῖόν τι ἓν ψευδομένους πεῖσαι μάλιστα μὲν καὶ αὐτοὺς τοὺς ἄρχοντας, εἰ δὲ μή, τὴν ἄλλην πόλιν;
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Socrates. Quoted in Republic, written by Plato, translated by Desmond Lee. Penguin Classics, 2007.
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Socrates. Quoted in Πολιτεία [Republic], written by Plato. c. 375 BCE.