Rousseau wrote in his Emile, "To get a good idea of public education," he says, "read Plato's Republic.

鲁索在《爱弥儿：论教育》中写到，“若要了解公共教育的全貌，就读柏拉图的《理想国》

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Its principal good, its principal goal, was the education of citizens for positions of public leadership and high political responsibilities.

它的首要优点及目标，就是公民教育,训练公共领袖人员,及高标的政治责任。

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