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Plato was an ancient Greek writer whose ideas, together with his record of the thoughts of Socrates, lie at the foundations of all Western philosophy.

  • A photo of a queen of ancient Greece admiring the ring of a handsome shepherd.

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    The Ring of Gyges

    Is the rule of law the only thing keeping us honest?

    Clay Lane

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Elbert Green Hubbard tells us about Richard Cobden’s early life, and how it shaped his values; Sydney Smith gives us his definition of marriage; mild-mannered clergyman George Herbert get his hands (and much else besides) dirty in helping labourer dumped in the road by his overloaded horse; and a Victorian commuter arrives home carrying more than his briefcase.