An idea from The Republic

At the bottom is the tyrant. One master desire takes over his soul and throws out every trace of shame. He cheats and beats his own parents to feed it, and lives afraid of everyone around him. Socrates even works out that the true king lives 729 times more pleasantly.

From The Republic by Plato

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