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The Republic Justice and Judgment Quotes

How we cite our quotes: Stephanus pagination (the standardized way in which every text of Plato is divided). Every edition and translation will have this pagination in the margins.

Quote #10

"Shall we hire a herald then... or shall I myself announce that... the best and most just man is happiest..." (580b-c)

Showing a sense of humor, Socrates jokes about just how significant this final conclusion is. With or without a herald to announce it, anyone who's made it through the whole of the Republic will recognize what an achievement it is to have definitively concluded that being just makes you happy.