What is democracy, Lysis?” — “It is what it says, the rule … - Mary Renault

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What is democracy, Lysis?” — “It is what it says, the rule of the people. It is as good as the people are, or as bad.

Mary Renault

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Mary Renault (born Mary Challans, 4 September 1905 – 13 December 1983) was an English writer most famous for her historical novels set in ancient Greece.

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Birth Name: Eileen Mary Challans

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