... rebel, kick out the wealthy, and re-distribute the land and goods, democracy arises. Democracy is characterized by a total freedom of anyone to do anything, which at first may seem ideal, but in fact lapses into total anarchy, chaos, hedonism, and lack of personal or societal discipline. Socrates says that democracy eventually lapses back into a semi- oligarchy, where a few members take ... executed under its leadership, and this was what finalized Plato's decision to distance himself from government. Plato lived in a democracy, probably held it responsible for the death of his greatest...

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