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Plato said, "Dictatorship naturally arises out of democracy, and the most aggravated form of tyranny and slavery out of the most extreme liberty". He also said that there is a tendency of Aristocracy to degenerate into Timocracy, Timocracy into Oligarchy, Oligarchy into Democracy and Democracy into Tyranny.

Plato's Theory of Forms asserts that the physical world is not really the 'real' world; instead, ultimate reality exists beyond our physical world. Plato's philosophy asserts that there are two realms: the physical realm and the spiritual realm. The physical realm is the material stuff we see and interact with on a daily basis; this physical realm is changing and imperfect, as we know all too well. The spiritual realm, however, exists beyond the physical realm. Plato calls this spiritual realm the Realm of Forms (also called the Realm of Ideas or Realm of Ideals). Plato's Theory of Forms asserts that the physical realm is only a shadow, or image, of the true reality of the Realm of Forms.

Plato said, "Democracy is a charming form of government, full of variety and disorder, and dispensing a sort of equality to equals and unequal alike."

Plato was a philosopher in Classical Greece. He was born in 427/428 BCE. He belonged to an aristocratic family in Athens a Greek City State. He is widely considered the most pivotal figure in the development of philosophy, especially the Western tradition.

Plato said there are three parts of the human soul namely Reason, Spirit, and Appetite. According to him, an individuals character depends upon the comparative development of the parts of the soul and the dominance of one part over the others.

"The Republic", Plato's best-known work explores the concept of justice. Plato wrote this book as if he was asking questions as a student and Socrates was answering as his teacher.

Plato was a philosopher in Classical Greece and the founder of the Academy in Athens, the first institution of higher learning in the Western world. He is widely considered the most pivotal figure in the development of philosophy, especially the Western tradition. Plato said "He who is of a calm and happy nature will hardly feel the pressure of age, but to him who is of an opposite disposition youth and age are equally a burden."

Plato was a Classical Greek philosopher, mathematician, writer of philosophical dialogues, and founder of the Academy in Athens, the first Institution of higher learning in the Western world. In about 387 BCE Plato founded his Academy. Here Plato taught Political Philosophy which contained politics, ethics, mathematics, and sociology.

A sophist was a specific kind of teacher in ancient Greece, in the fifth and fourth centuries BC. Many sophists specialized in using the tools of philosophy and rhetoric, though other sophists taught subjects such as music, athletics, and mathematics. The Sophists answered the question Why should we be morally virtuous? by claiming that the weak value justice only because it restrains the strong.

Plato was a disciple of Socrates who was one of the foremost philosophers of Greece. During his time there was great chaos in the political life of Athens which was a Greek City State. Plato's The Apology is an account of the speech Socrates makes at the trial in which he is charged with not recognizing the gods recognized by the state, inventing new deities, and corrupting the youth of Athens. This resulted in the Athenian government condemning Socrates to death because of his teachings. This greatly affected Platos views on politics especially in Athens.