The city in which those who are to rule are least eager to hold office must needs be the best governed and freest from strife.
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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.