WARSAW -- Ever since democracy appeared in ancient Athens, it has generated suspicion among those who believe that humanity’s highest purpose is virtue, not freedom. In the Eighth Book of The Republic , Plato rather unceremoniously defines political leaders in a democracy as “those who deprive the rich of their estates to distribute them among the people, at the same time taking care to reserve the larger part for themselves.”
С момента ее возникновения в древних Афинах, демократия вызывала подозрения у тех, кто верит, что главная цель человечества – это добродетель, а не свобода.