A state arises, as I conceive, out of the needs of mankind; no one is self-sufficing, but all of us have many wants. — Plato
And what, socrates, is the food of the soul? surely, I said, knowledge is the food of the soul. — Plato
Entire ignorance is not so terrible or extreme an evil, and is far from being the greatest of all; — Plato
Excess of liberty, whether it lies in state or individuals, seems only to pass into excess of slavery. — Plato