Guardians are chosen to be the ones who will stick firmly to the principle that they must always do what they think best for the community. They are watched closely from their earliest years, and given tasks to see if they will be swayed away from the original principle. The people who forget their beliefs, or change their opinions under the influence are not the ones who show the qualities of a Guardian. Anyone who survives the trials through the course of their life is given the authority in the state.

Guardians will be well educated in order to make them behave humanely to each other and their subjects. If the Guardians are well educated they can see to all the tasks. By maintaining a sound system of education the citizens are produced with good character and they produce children with even b

The only difference between men and women is a physical one: the men beget children, while women bear them. Since this is the only difference, they can both perform the same duties and hold the same occupations. Therefore, both are educated in the same way so both can become Guardians. The wisest men, together with the wisest women conceive the wisest children. In this way, society can benefit from both men and women being Guardians.

In Plato's eyes there is nothing worse than a state split and fragmented. The best is cohesion and unity of the state. "Cohesion dissolves when feelings differ between individuals, which happens when members of society don't agree in their use of words 'mine' and 'not mine'." If there is no private property then there is no 'mine' and 'not mine', everything is communal. Therefore, the Guardians will have no private property beyond the barest essentials. Their food will be supplied. The Guardians will eat together in messes and live together like soldiers in a camp. If they live communally they can focus on helping society since they won't be greedy. This way unity is produced. If there is unity then there is an avoidance of civil war since everyone is working together for the same purpose.

Plato believes in the

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