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Taka Posted 14 years ago
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Greek philosophers in ancient times said that we didn't have to worry about status.
Greek philosophers in ancient times said that we didn't have to worry about status.
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A little odd, since we are separated from the Greek philosophers by 2000 years. Greek philosophers in ancient times said that people did not have to worry about status.
- A little odd, since we are separated from the Greek philosophers by 2000 years.
- Greek philosophers in ancient times said that people did not have to worry about status.
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A little odd, since we are separated from the Greek philosophers by 2000 years.
Greek philosophers in ancient times said that people did not have to worry about status.
Greek philosophers in ancient times said that people did not have to worry about status.
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If the fact is that those philosopher talked about the people back then, but what they said applies not only to the people at the time but also to us human beings in general today and the ancient people seem to represent today's people at large, isn't it possible to use 'we' instead of 'people'?
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