<P> Plato rejected Athenian democracy on the basis that such democracies were anarchic societies without internal unity , that they followed citizens ' impulses rather than pursuing the common good , that democracies are unable to allow a sufficient number of their citizens to have their voices heard , and that such democracies were typically run by fools . Plato attacked Athenian democracies for mistaking anarchy for freedom . The lack of coherent unity in Athenian democracy made Plato conclude that such democracies were a mere collection of individuals occupying a common space rather than a form of political organization . </P>
<P> Plato rejected Athenian democracy on the basis that such democracies were anarchic societies without internal unity , that they followed citizens ' impulses rather than pursuing the common good , that democracies are unable to allow a sufficient number of their citizens to have their voices heard , and that such democracies were typically run by fools . Plato attacked Athenian democracies for mistaking anarchy for freedom . The lack of coherent unity in Athenian democracy made Plato conclude that such democracies were a mere collection of individuals occupying a common space rather than a form of political organization . </P>
who said democracy is the rule of fools
who said democracy is the rule of fools
Plato
Plato