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		filoeleven 14 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Repatriate the gold': German economists advise wit... > What would the founding fathers, the ghosts of the French Revolution or Plato say to that? Nothing, they’re all dead. Well, the people are dead. Calling a ghost itself "alive" or "dead" is a categorical error.

Joel_Mckay 14 days ago [–]

There are different kinds of Death, and Socrates story of resolve still greatly affects peoples ideas of free speech and due process within a just rule of law.

Have a great day. =3

"The Evolution of Cooperation" (Robert Axelrod)

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