We ask what is the origin of marriage, and we are told that like the right of property, after many w...

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We ask what is the origin of marriage, and we are told that like the right of property, after many wars and contests, it has gradually arisen out of the selfishness of barbarians.

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Plato

Classical Greek philosopher

427 - 347BC

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