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Sophocles

"A city which belongs to just one man is no true city."

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"A city which belongs to just one man is no true city."

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"People are very busy; they are so busy that when they walk in the crowds they see no one, no one but themselves; they hear no voice, no voice but their own voice!"

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"I see that all of us who live are nothing but images or insubstantial shadow."
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