That best and justest fabric of things was of no long continuance, because it wanted that cement which should have kept all together, education. - Plutarch

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That best and justest fabric of things was of no long continuance, because it wanted that cement which should have kept all together, education.

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About Plutarch

Lucius Mestrius Plutarchus (c. 46 – 120) was a Greek historian, biographer, and essayist.

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Native Name: L. Mestrius Plutarchus Πλούταρχος
Alternative Names: Plutarchus Lucius Mestrius Plutarchus Plutarchos Plutarch of Chaeronea Ploutarchos
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