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Now when God fashioned human beings, he planted in them emotions and inclinations,
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but at the same time he enthroned the mind among the senses as a sacred governor over them all.
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To the mind he gave the law; and one who lives subject to this will rule a kingdom that is temperate, just, good, and courageous.
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How is it then, one might say, that if reason is master of the emotions, it does not control forgetfulness and ignorance?
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