The Republic is written by Plato as a collection of conversations made by his teacher, Socrates. It gives insights into human behavior which is amazingly applicable to today. Plato described government going through FIVE STAGES: "The constitutions of states are five." The FIVE STAGES are: "We count as one Royal and Aristocratical ..."followed by- Timocratical,- Oligarchical,- Democratical,- Tyrannical.
Pilgrim Governor William Bradford wrote: "As one small candle may light a thousand, so the light here kindled hath shone unto many, yea in some sort to our whole nation."
