Philosophers often struggle to define justice – what it is, who controls it, and who suffers or benefits from it. ... What follows a curse is purging, another magical element of this world. ... "But black they are, and so repulsive. ... A young child "can't judge what is hidden sense and what is not; but what he takes into his opinions at that age has a tendency to become hard to eradicate and unchangeable," (378e). Therefore, society must carefully select, or censor, what is worth knowing. ...

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