Every week, Hillsdale College President Larry Arne joins Hugh Hewitt to discuss great books,

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Morning, glory, America.

Bonjour.

Hi, Canada.

I'm Hugh Hewitt.

We're getting close to the end of the year, and we're not going to finish the

Republic until next year.

But we're at book eight, and I'm next year but we're book eight and i'm

hughett dr larry arne is president of hillsdale college he joins us there he is in his chair

looking down there's dr o'toole daniel tool he is our plato expert and we've been working our way

back to you babe as they said in the motown we've been working our way to book you, babe, as they said in the Motown, we've been working our way to book eight.

And I'm going to start with Dr. Arne.

All right, this much has been agreed, GlauCon.

For a city that is going to be governed on a high level, women must be in common, children in their entire education must be in common.

And similarly, the practices in war and peace must be in common.

And their kings must be those among them who have proved best in philosophy and with respect to war.

Did he really get Glauqon to agree to that?

Laughan is excitable, yeah.

But there, you know, the problems emerge in a hurry, right?

It's communism he's talking about.

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