Solveig Gold: The Cave by Plato
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The Importance of Education in the Republic
Book aid of the Republic is tracing what happens in most cities where you do have all of those people vying for power. Socrates says it is always the case that the people who least want to govern are the ones who will be the best governors. When government devolves into wars and factions and fighting for power, that's when your city is sunk.
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