Ralph Waldo Emerson: I read your piece on Plato. Holmes, when you strike at a king, you must kill him.

I read your piece on Plato. Holmes, when you strike at a king, you must kill him — Ralph Waldo Emerson

I read your piece on Plato. Holmes, when you strike at a king, you must kill him.

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