Democracy passes into despotism. — Socrates
Democracy passes into despotism.
In the original Greek
γίγνεται καὶ ἐκ δημοκρατίας τυραννίς;
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Socrates. Quoted in Republic, written by Plato, translated by Desmond Lee. Penguin Classics, 2007.
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Socrates. Quoted in Πολιτεία [Republic], written by Plato. c. 375 BCE.
