But those who obey the rulers it reviles as willing slaves and men of naught, but it commends and honors in public and private rulers who resemble subjects and subjects who are like rulers. Is it not inevitable that in such a state the spirit of liberty should go to all lengths?
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"He marvelled that anyone should make money by the profession of virtue, and should not reflect that his highest reward would be the gain of a good friend."
"It is not living that matters, but living rightly."
"Contentment is natural wealth, luxury is artificial poverty."
"Wisdom begins in wonder."
"Why should we pay so much attention to what 'most people' think?"
From Plato's Republic, Book 8, 563d, on the breakdown of order in democracy.
Date: ~375 BC
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