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1 timestamped hit 1 source reading 1 extracted note Aliases: old-and-youngs, old-young, old-youngs

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OLD AND Young

Jiang says society works when the old give way to the young; the Oresteia ends well because old gods yield, while the Oedipus trilogy ends in tragedy because an old king refuses.

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Jiang says society works when the old give way to the young; the Oresteia ends well because old gods yield, while the Oedipus trilogy ends in tragedy because an old king refuses.

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Tragedy Makes Democracy Face Itself

2024-10-17, day precision · Civilization #9: Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides as Prophets of Democracy

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"Violent, excessive arrogance. And that makes them do stupid things. Like, listen, like, refuse to listen to what is right and good and just...."

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