Ideal Form of Government Argument

The ideal government is one that works together as an elected group in a unified manner, rather than having a singular ruler.  I think this is important because every one has different perspectives on what is beneficial for a nation, and a group of people making decisions are more likely to make the right one because they are forced to hear a variety of opinions.  I think there is the least room for errors in a system where the population votes for a group of members to represent their opinions and make decisions for a nation.  When a single person attempts to make decisions for a diverse nation, many opinions are left unspoken and the ruler often ends up making decisions that only benefit him/her. As Plato said, a single ruler can be "tempted to make decisions based upon his or her own greed and self-interest rather than on the good of the people."  In this form, everyone theoretically gets to have their viewpoints expressed.

"Biographical Briefing on Plato" (In class hand out)