Today we believe democracy is one of the best forms of governments. It is so surprising that Plato was against democracy. Why?

He believed that it had to be replaced by the rule of the wisest.

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He believed that it had to be replaced by the rule of the poors.

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He believed that it had to be replaced by the rule of the priests.

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He believed that it had to be replaced by the rule of the soldiers.

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The correct option is B He believed that it had to be replaced by the rule of the wisest.
The execution of Socrates, the wisest man in Greece, filled Plato with contempt for democracy and believed that it had to be replaced by the rule of the wisest. That's why Plato was against democracy.

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