The Republic, by Plato

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Plato masterpiece, The Republic is the founding text of Western political philosophy and a searching inquiry into justice, leadership and the best form of human life. Through the voice of Socrates, it asks what makes a person just and what makes a city just, and it builds a vision of a well-ordered society led by wisdom. Its ideas on education, the nature of power, and the philosopher-ruler have shaped thinking about leadership and governance for two and a half thousand years.