PlatoOnRegimes
Kingship,
Monarchy, Philosopher-King
Aristocracy,
Rule of Best few, Just City
Timocracy, Rule of the Spirited or Courageous,
eg Sparta
Oligarchy,
Rule of the Rich Few
Democracy,
Rule of the Many,
eg Athens, America?
but
democracy suffering social decay and fearing anarchy ...
seek a demagogue, populist leader, to save them,
who
however soon abuses that power,
so
that the people
end
up with ....
Tyranny,
eg. post French Revolution ÔReign
of TerrorÕ, Nazi Germany