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βασιλῆς μὲν γὰρ ἀεὶ ἡμῖν εἰσιν· οὗτοι δὲ τοτὲ μὲν ἐκ γένους, τοτὲ δὲ αἱρετοί·
We have always had kings. At one time they have been born to the role, at other times elected.
Plato Menexenus 238d

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