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The Republic

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Florman, Ben. "The Republic." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 22 Jul 2013. Web. 20 Jun 2019.

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Florman, Ben. "The Republic." LitCharts LLC, July 22, 2013. Retrieved June 20, 2019. https://www.litcharts.com/lit/the-republic.

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