Plato — "The society we have described can never grow into a reality or see the light of …"

The society we have described can never grow into a reality or see the light of day, and there will be no end to the troubles of states, or indeed, my dear Glaucon, of humanity itself, till philosophers become rulers in this world, or till those we now call kings and rulers really and truly become philosophers, and political power and philosophy thus come into the same hands.
Plato — Plato Ancient · Philosopher, The Republic

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Plato's Republic, advocating for philosopher-kings

Date: c. 375 BCE

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