The heaviest penalty for declining to rule is to be ruled by someone inferior to yourself. - Plato

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The heaviest penalty for declining to rule is to be ruled by someone inferior to yourself.

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About Plato

Plato (Πλάτων Plátōn; c. 427 BC – c. 347 BC) was a Greek philosopher from Athens during the Classical period in Ancient Greece, founder of the Platonist school of thought and the Academy (Akademia), the first institution of higher learning in the Western world.

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Native Name: Πλάτων
Alternative Names: Plátōn • Platon • Aristocles • Αριστοκλής • Ἀριστοκλῆς
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