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Plato thought that philosophers should be kings, because
{ 1 } - philosophers love truth for its own sake and are less tempted by material goods to misuse power.
{ 2 } - their souls have reason (whereas soldiers have souls of high spirit and workers have souls of appetite).
{ 3 } - he hoped to become king himself.
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Plato thought that philosophers should be kings, because
{ 1 } - philosophers love truth for its own sake and are less tempted by material goods to misuse power.
{ 2 } - their souls have reason (whereas soldiers have souls of high spirit and workers have souls of appetite).
{ 3 } - he hoped to become king himself.
Exactly!
You realize, of course, that Gorby's wife Raisa has a PhD in philosophy. I wonder if there's a connection here . . .
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Plato thought that philosophers should be kings, because
{ 1 } - philosophers love truth for its own sake and are less tempted by material goods to misuse power.
{ 2 } - their souls have reason (whereas soldiers have souls of high spirit and workers have souls of appetite).
{ 3 } - he hoped to become king himself.
All our souls have all three elements.
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Plato thought that philosophers should be kings, because
{ 1 } - philosophers love truth for its own sake and are less tempted by material goods to misuse power.
{ 2 } - their souls have reason (whereas soldiers have souls of high spirit and workers have souls of appetite).
{ 3 } - he hoped to become king himself.
You aren't serious, I hope!
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