One of Plato’s writings has a major focus on the political aspects in life. His scripture, Republic, asks the clear question of whether “it is always better to be just than unjust?”(Stanford/Plato) Plato mostly had impacted the beliefs within politics. He introduced the idea that different ideals could be applied in different ways. To be more specific, he implemented the ideals of “Justice, wisdom, moderation, and courage”(Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy) Despite the possible backlash that could have been, he still introduces the idea that “Courage is not merely military courage but primarily civic courage: the ability to preserve the right, law-inspired belief, and stand in defense of such values as friendship and freedom on which a good
