Plato says, guardians should be "naturally fitted." And as among farmers the best are those with a natural turn for farming, so, if we want the best among our Guardians, we must take those naturally fitted to watch over a commonwealth." (Plato, 329) Plato argues that guardians must always fight for what they believe is best for the people. Plato believes that violence should not be used as a means to 'force' an idea. Plato mentions, …
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…perceived, the conclusion must follow that, for all things, this is the cause of whatever is right and good; in the visible world it gives birth to light and to the lord of light, while it is itself sovereign in the intelligible world and the parent of intelligence and truth. Without having had a vision of this Form no one can act with wisdom, either in his own life or in matters of state." (Plato, 348)