"Until philosophers are kings, or the kings and princes of this world have the spirit and power of philosophy, and political greatness and wisdom meet it one, and those commoner natures who pursue either to the exclusion of the other are compelled to stand aside, cities will never have rest from their evils - no, nor the human race as i believe - and then only will this our state have a possibility of life and behold the light of day."
- Book 5 of Republic by Plato
if you replace "king" and "kings and princes" with "president" and "politicians" you will get the underlying philosophy which could cure this government. Sadly i do not believe that this could occur...they are, as was stated before, too interested with their fiscal gains to be concerned with what their own constituency wants.
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anyone ever read this? (as paintballbob)
"Until philosophers are kings, or the kings and princes of this world have the spirit and power of philosophy, and political greatness and wisdom meet it one, and those commoner natures who pursue either to the exclusion of the other are compelled to stand aside, cities will never have rest from their evils - no, nor the human race as i believe - and then only will this our state have a possibility of life and behold the light of day."
- Book 5 of Republic by Plato
if you replace "king" and "kings and princes" with "president" and "politicians" you will get the underlying philosophy which could cure this government. Sadly i do not believe that this could occur...they are, as was stated before, too interested with their fiscal gains to be concerned with what their own constituency wants.
Techdirt has not posted any stories submitted by Scott M..
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