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Plato
Republic Passage 541
Passage 202 of 278
Canonical reference 541
Ancient Greek
perseus-plato-republic-grc
ὅσοι μὲν ἄν, ἦν δʼ ἐγώ, πρεσβύτεροι τυγχάνωσι δεκετῶν ἐν τῇ πόλει, πάντας ἐκπέμψωσιν εἰς τοὺς ἀγρούς, τοὺς δὲ παῖδας αὐτῶν παραλαβόντες ἐκτὸς τῶν νῦν ἠθῶν, ἃ καὶ οἱ γονῆς ἔχουσι, θρέψωνται ἐν τοῖς σφετέροις τρόποισι καὶ νόμοις, οὖσιν οἵοις διεληλύθαμεν τότε· καὶ οὕτω τάχιστά τε καὶ ῥᾷστα πόλιν τε καὶ πολιτείαν, ἣν ἐλέγομεν, καταστᾶσαν αὐτήν τε εὐδαιμονήσειν καὶ τὸ ἔθνος ἐν ᾧ ἂν ἐγγένηται πλεῖστα ὀνήσειν; πολύ γʼ, ἔφη· καὶ ὡς ἂν γένοιτο, εἴπερ ποτὲ γίγνοιτο, δοκεῖς μοι, ὦ Σώκρατες, εὖ εἰρηκέναι. οὐκοῦν ἅδην ἤδη, εἶπον ἐγώ, ἔχουσιν ἡμῖν οἱ λόγοι περί τε τῆς πόλεως ταύτης καὶ τοῦ ὁμοίου ταύτῃ ἀνδρός; δῆλος γάρ που καὶ οὗτος οἷον φήσομεν δεῖν αὐτὸν εἶναι. δῆλος, ἔφη· καὶ ὅπερ ἐρωτᾷς, δοκεῖ μοι τέλος ἔχειν.
English
Benjamin Jowett · perseus-plato-republic-en
“All inhabitants above the age of ten,” I said, “they will send out into the fields, and they will take over the children, remove them from the manners and habits of their parents, and bring them up in their own customs and laws which will be such as we have described. This is the speediest and easiest way in which such a city and constitution as we have portrayed could be established and prosper and bring most benefit to the people among whom it arises.” “Much the easiest,” he said, “and I think you have well explained the manner of its realization if it should ever be realized.” Then, said I, “have we not now said enough about this state and the corresponding type of man - for it is evident what our conception of him will be?” “It is evident,” he said, “and, to answer your question, I think we have finished.”
French AI-generated translation, non-official
Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-11
« Tous les habitants âgés de plus de dix ans, repris-je, ils les enverront aux champs. Ils prendront en charge les enfants, les soustrairont aux mœurs et aux habitudes de leurs parents, et les élèveront selon leurs propres coutumes et leurs propres lois, qui seront telles que nous les avons décrites. C'est le moyen le plus rapide et le plus facile d'établir une cité et une constitution telles que nous les avons dépeintes, de les faire prospérer et d'apporter le plus de bien au peuple parmi lequel elles apparaîtront. » « C'est de beaucoup le plus facile, dit-il, et je pense que tu as bien expliqué comment elles pourraient se réaliser, si jamais elles se réalisaient. » « N'avons-nous donc pas, repris-je, suffisamment parlé maintenant de cette cité et du type d'homme qui lui correspond ? Car il est évident de quelle manière nous le concevrons. » « C'est évident, dit-il, et, pour répondre à ta question, je pense que nous avons terminé. »
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