Guardian Education and Communism

From The Republic by Plato
The guardian class undergoes a rigorous musical and gymnastic education and holds property, wives, and children in common.
Book II, 376e-Book III, 403c

Censorship of poetry and musical education of guardians.

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Book V, 449a-457b

Equality of women guardians and shared upbringing.

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Book V, 457c-466d

Community of wives and children; abolition of private family among guardians.

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