'All democracies turn into dictatorships—but not by coup. The people give their democracy to a dictator.' - George Lucas on the Clone Wars

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3 months ago

This is ANCIENT. Plato wrote this in Republic.

ETA: It has been a while, so I don’t know the exact order Plato’s cycle has.

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3 months ago

In the Republic, it basically goes: aristocracy (of philosophers) -> aristocracy (of warriors) -> oligarchy -> democracy -> tyranny

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