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τὸ νικᾶν, ὡς ἔοικεν, αὐτὴν αὑτὴν πόλιν οὐκ ἦν τῶν ἀρίστων ἀλλὰ τῶν ἀναγκαίων·
It seems that the defeat of a city over itself is not great but necessary
Plato Laws 628d

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