Just as there are many chairs, there are many acts of charity; and just as there is only one “real” chair, its ideal Form, there can be only one ideal standard of charity, by which we measure all the imperfect copies.20 The Forms reveal to us what a true equilateral triangle looks like, or a perfect game of tennis, or a perfectly turned urn, so that we can judge the less-than-perfect examples in our midst. However, they also teach us what loyalty is, as well as disloyalty, and allow us to understand the true nature of justice and laws. They lead us to do what we know is right and to avoid doing what is clearly wrong—in short, to make virtue an exact science.
…just as there is only one “real” chair, its ideal Form, there can be only one ideal standard of charity, by which we measure all the imperfect copies.20 The Forms reveal to us what a true equilateral triangle looks like, or a perfect game of tennis, or a perfectly turned urn, so that we can judge the less-than-perfect examples in our midst…they also teach us what loyalty is, as well as disloyalty, and allow us to understand the true nature of justice and laws. They lead us to do what we know is right and to avoid doing what is clearly wrong—in short, to make virtue an exact science.
. and Myers algorithm, underlined in wavy red.
Just‧…just‧as‧ there‧ are‧ many‧ chairs,‧ there‧ are‧ many‧ acts‧ of‧ charity;‧ and‧ as‧ there‧ is‧ only‧ one‧ “real”‧ chair,‧ its‧ ideal‧ Form,‧ there‧ can‧ be‧ only‧ one‧ ideal‧ standard‧ of‧ charity,‧ by‧ which‧ we‧ measure‧ all‧ the‧ imperfect‧ copies. ^20‧The‧ Forms‧ reveal‧ to‧ us‧ what‧ a‧ true‧ equilateral‧ triangle‧ looks‧ like,‧ or‧ a‧ perfect‧ game‧ of‧ tennis,‧ or‧ a‧ perfectly‧ turned‧ urn,‧ so‧ that‧ we‧ can‧ judge‧ the‧ less-than-perfect‧ examples‧ in‧ our‧ midst .‧…they‧However,‧ also‧ teach‧ us‧ what‧ loyalty‧ is,‧ as‧ well‧ as‧ disloyalty,‧ and‧ allow‧ us‧ to‧ understand‧ the‧ true‧ nature‧ of‧ justice‧ and‧ laws.‧ They‧ lead‧ us‧ to‧ do‧ what‧ we‧ *know*‧is‧ right‧ and‧ to‧ avoid‧ doing‧ what‧ is‧ clearly‧ wrong—in‧ short,‧ to‧ make‧ virtue‧ an‧ exact‧ science.
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Checking this for a friend – here’s how you can make this quote perfect: 1. Turn ‘…just’ into ‘[J]ust’. 2. Turn ‘…they’ into ‘[T]hey’. (Those aren’t wrong, I just think it’s more concise that way.) 3. Italicize ‘know’. 4. Remove the footnote indicator and write, either after the quote or in brackets, ‘footnote omitted’.