▁of ▁ob jections ▁to ▁dem ocracy . ▁He ▁claims ▁that ▁dem ocracy ▁is ▁a ▁danger ▁due ▁to ▁excess ive ▁freedom . ▁He ▁also ▁arg ues ▁that ▁in ▁a ▁system ▁in ▁which ▁everyone ▁has ▁a ▁right ▁to ▁rule ▁all ▁sorts ▁of ▁self ish ▁people ▁who ▁care ▁nothing ▁for ▁the ▁people ▁but ▁are ▁only ▁motiv ated ▁by ▁their ▁own ▁personal ▁des ires ▁are ▁able ▁to ▁att ain ▁power . ▁He ▁con cludes ▁that ▁dem ocracy ▁ris ks ▁bringing ▁dict ators , ▁t yr ants , ▁and ▁dem agog ues ▁to ▁power . ▁He ▁also ▁claims ▁that ▁dem oc ra cies ▁have ▁leaders ▁without ▁proper ▁skills ▁or ▁mor als ▁and ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁quite ▁unlikely ▁that ▁the ▁best ▁equ ipped ▁to ▁rule ▁will ▁come ▁to ▁power . ▁ ▁Sh ip ▁of ▁State ▁ ▁Pl ato , ▁through ▁the ▁character ▁of ▁S ocr ates , ▁gives ▁an ▁anal ogy ▁related ▁to ▁dem ocracy : ▁he ▁asks ▁us ▁to ▁imagine ▁a ▁ship ▁whose ▁owner ▁sur pass es ▁all ▁those ▁on ▁the ▁ship ▁in ▁height ▁and ▁strength , ▁but ▁is ▁slightly ▁de af ; ▁his ▁vision ▁is ▁similarly ▁imp a ired ▁and ▁his ▁knowledge ▁of ▁navigation ▁is ▁just ▁as ▁bad . ▁He ▁then ▁asks ▁us ▁to ▁imagine ▁the ▁sail ors , ▁all ▁of ▁which ▁are ▁arg uing ▁about ▁who ▁should ▁have ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁hel m ▁while ▁none ▁of ▁them ▁have ▁studied ▁navigation . ▁The ▁sail ors ▁don ' t ▁even ▁know ▁that ▁there ▁is ▁such ▁a ▁thing ▁as ▁the ▁craft ▁of ▁navigation . ▁All ▁the ▁sail ors ▁try