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R8 Does Democracy Lead to Tyranny? | Plato's Republic, book 8

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How Does Democracy Lead to Tyranny According to Plato?

The story of how democracy becomes tyranny forms the final and most riveting chapter in that long narrative. That larger narrative can be thought of as a drama in five acts, each representing one regime type. And the second to last stage on that journey of political evolution slash revolution is democracy.

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