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R8 Does Democracy Lead to Tyranny? | Plato's Republic, book 8
Ancient Greece Declassified
Plato's Criticism of Democracy
Plato saw a lot of good in democracy. He was aware that his entire philosophical outlook and work could only have arisen in a democracy. Plato lived through the catastrophic fall of Athenian democracy. Through these experiences, he came to believe that democracy is ultimately unsustainable.
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