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What is the message of the quote “You must contrive for your future rulers another and a better life than that of a ruler, and then you may have a well-ordered State; for only in the State which offers this, will they rule who are truly rich, not in silver and gold, but in virtue and wisdom, which are the true blessings of life”.

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A major idea in Plato's Republic Allegory is that genuine knowledge can only be gained by rational thinking, not through human experience. Prisoners in Plato's parable spend their whole lives in a cave, where they can only see silhouettes.

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