Democracy passes into despotism.

γίγνεται καὶ ἐκ δημοκρατίας τυραννίς;

Socrates

Quoted in Republic, by Plato

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Original Citation

Socrates. Quoted in Πολιτεία [Republic], written by Plato. c. 375 BCE.

Current Citation

Socrates. Quoted in Republic, written by Plato, translated by Desmond Lee. Penguin Classics, 2007.