Symposium by Plato

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Why was this quote,“It is assumed without argument that pederasty alone can satisfy a man’s highest and noblest aspirations. And the love between a man and a woman, when spoken of at all, is altogether inferior; a purely physical impulse whose sole object is procreation”. removed from–Plato, “The Symposium”

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I am unable to locate this quote, what is your source for the text?