"The community which has neither poverty nor riches will always have the noblest principles"
- Plato
About this Quote
This quote by Plato speaks with the idea that a community that is not extremely wealthy or overly bad is the most likely to have the noblest principles. Plato believed that a community with too much wealth would be more likely to become corrupt and self-centered, while a neighborhood with excessive hardship would be most likely to end up being desperate and desperate people are most likely to do desperate things. He believed that a neighborhood with a balance of wealth and hardship was the most likely to have the noblest principles. This is because the people in the community would have enough resources to be comfortable, but not a lot that they become contented and selfish. They would also have enough resources to help those in need, but not a lot that they become depending on the neighborhood. This balance of wealth and poverty would develop a neighborhood that is most likely to have the noblest concepts.
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