Until philosophers are kings, or the kings and princes of this world have the spirit and power of philosophy, and political grea
tness and wisdom meet in 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." —Plato, The Republic
Plato was a philosopher from Athens, a city-state of Ancient Greece. In this quote, Plato states his feelings about Athenian government. According to the quote, Plato most likely believed that
A.
common men and women could make cities better places.
B.
only people who were wise should run the government.
C.
people needed to fight against their own evil natures.
D.
all citizens should have a say in running the government.
only people who were wise should run the government.
Explanation:
This is true because, it was believed that philosophers are wise people. For Plato to be saying that <em>"until Kings who are rulers are have the spirit and power of philosophy"</em>, He simply means that, until they become wise, cities will be free from evils. <em>Likewise, when the philosophers become kings.</em>
The narrator speaks to the reader, saying, "as you I will apprise." Then, two lines later, this context clue appears: "Before yet farther in this tale I place." This clue suggests that "apprise" is a verb that gives some information to the reader before too much time passes.
