> The Republic never really solved the problem of making sure you get a philosopher-king instead of a tyrant. I disagree. "train the guardians through a prolo

> The Republic never really solved the problem of making sure you get a philosopher-king instead of a tyrant. I disagree. "train the guardians through a prolonged education that involves not just academic education but also character-training designed to ensure that guardians put the public good above private interests" "the guardians should be banned from getting married or owning private property in order to focus their minds on the common good" The point is that you don't just give any idiot supreme power after they win an election. The guardians go through lifelong training for rule, and only the best of the best, the most thoroughly tested, are left at the end of that process.