Why is that? — Shawn
Or so the argument goes. — jamalrob
Allen: I guess I should never have suggested having a philosopher-king.
Simmias: Especially when you kept pointing to yourself and clearing your throat.
— Woody Allen, 'My Apology'
A love of wisdom and a fascination for power: It'd be an odd brain that could wed the two. — ZzzoneiroCosm
Socrates in the Republic argues that true philosophers do not want to rule, which is partly why they should. — jamalrob
In the Apology Socrates claims that no one is wiser than him, and he is wiser than others because he knows he is ignorant. — Fooloso4
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