The heaviest penalty for declining to rule is to be ruled by someone inferior to yourself.
Philosopher, The Republic
The heaviest penalty for declining to rule is to be ruled by someone inferior to yourself.
Philosopher, The Republic
Plato's Republic, discussing the motivation for good governance
c. 375 BCE
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