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Quotation from The Commonwealth of Oceana by James Harrington
“the whole mystery of a commonwealth, which lies only in dividing and choosing.”
The Commonwealth of Oceana, Part I, The Preliminaries (Morley's Universal Library edition (1887), Project Gutenberg text)
The conclusion Harrington draws from two girls sharing a cake, one dividing and the other choosing.
Citation: "the whole mystery of a commonwealth, which lies only in dividing and choosing." — James Harrington, The Commonwealth of Oceana, Part I, The Preliminaries (Morley's Universal Library edition (1887), Project Gutenberg text). (id harrington-oceana-q4)
Portrait: James Harrington (jha), Unknown artist, Public domain.
