He believes in something called the philosopher king theory. That the only people who should be leading should really be people that were, these people that asked these big questions that were seeking answers, trying to get closer to truth and that that would be the best way to guide society. So that's why he started the academy. In order to train people in the art of thinking and in knowledge and wisdom so they could create a better society for the generations that followed. He even got in big trouble because he would point to Sparta and he would say, look it, they have a truth they know of, which is the military. They have a vision. They want to have the best military.