Musical innovation is full of danger to the State, for when modes of music change, the fundamental laws of the State always change with them.
Philosopher, The Republic
Musical innovation is full of danger to the State, for when modes of music change, the fundamental laws of the State always change with them.
Philosopher, The Republic
Plato's Republic, discussing the importance of controlling art
c. 375 BCE
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