
Socrates: “For him, therefore, I said, the worthy people do not seek authority for either the money or the glory; for neither they nor the willed want to be characterized, receiving an obvious salary for their office or thieves, profit from it.
Nor again for glory; for they are not ambitious. So we need to have a compulsion for them and some punishment to want to exercise power – thus almost be considered a shame to take one voluntarily government office before they forced to do so – and the greatest punishment here is the dominates one of his worst since he will not be willing to rule.
Fearing for her just punishment receive in my opinion to exert power worthy people when sometimes happen to take power in their hands, and take it to rule not with the idea that awaits them there anything good or that would wellbeing but as if they are going to something they need to do, and they do not have some of their better ones, or even theirs, to give it to them. “
(Platon, State, A, 347 bd)
Source: http://www.logiosermis.net
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From ancient Greece via Aladin’s English translation…
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I’ve always thought this. Could explain why most governments are only out for themselves and their rich mates.
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You say that! Why the hell must be so: Rich=Corruption! or the other way around
Thank you ❤
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