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R8 Does Democracy Lead to Tyranny? | Plato's Republic, book 8
Ancient Greece Declassified
The Downfall of Oligarchy
The downfall of oligarchies is largely due to disunity, says Plato. The elites control all the means of organization and all the weapons in an oligarchy. At some point, Stasus will erupt, and eventually some charismatic leader will mobilize the masses against the oligarchs - that's when democracy is born.
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