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Plato, in The Republic, stated poetry (including drama and art was
fiction/lying/morally suspect, and thus advocating the banning of poets.
In the Republic, Plato argues that poets have no place in an ideal state.
The Republic by Plato is a text that describes the importance of being just in the
world, and by being just, one is happy.