The city in which those who are to rule are least eager to hold office must needs be the… — Socrates
The city in which those who are to rule are least eager to hold office must needs be the best governed and freest from strife.
In the original Greek
τὸ δέ που ἀληθὲς ὧδ᾽ ἔχει: ἐν πόλει ᾗ ἥκιστα πρόθυμοι ἄρχειν οἱ μέλλοντες ἄρξειν,
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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.
