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What I say is that "just" or "right" means nothing but what is to the interest of the… — Thrasymachus

Philosophical dialogue · Dialogue · Philosophical literature

What I say is that "just" or "right" means nothing but what is to the interest of the stronger party.

Thrasymachus
Quoted in Republic, by Plato · 375 BC
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Thrasymachus. Quoted in Republic, written by Plato, translated by Desmond Lee. Penguin Classics, 2007.
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Thrasymachus. Quoted in Πολιτεία [Republic], written by Plato. c. 375 BCE.

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