Alternate title: In Defense of The Republic. Philosopher-King, Philosopher-King, who is fit to rule? Is mob justice true justice, or is it unjustly cruel? Call me Dr. Seuss, because my rhymes are fire. This episode covers a rather large range of topics, but the prevailing theme throughout is the concept of Tyranny of the Minority, AKA your standard dictatorship, vs. Tyranny of the Majority, AKA mob rule. It's a debate I find personally fascinating, and as I explain in the episode I think the United States of America does an exceptional job of balancing the two extremes of governance.

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Learn more about the topics discussed: 

Jean-Paul Sartre - https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/sartre/ 

Greek democracy - https://www.history.com/topics/ancient-greece/ancient-greece-democracy 

Plato's Apology - the trial of Socrates - http://classics.mit.edu/Plato/apology.html 

Plato's Republic - http://classics.mit.edu/Plato/republic.html 

Vidkun Quisling - https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/vidkun-quisling 

The Constitution of the United States - https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs/constitution 

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"Thunderbird" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) 

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"Stay the Course" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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