PPT Slide
Ancient & Medieval Philosophy -- David L. Rouse
- Philosophers, led through the process of education, must be compelled to return to the world of appearances, to become leaders in the ideal city.
- Thus one of Plato’s best political insights:
“Whereas the truth is that the State in which the rulers are most reluctant to govern is always the best and most quietly governed, and the State in which they are most eager, the worst.”