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Plato lived through the decline of Athenian democracy and gave one of the earliest and most enduring warnings about what happens when inequality is allowed to shape a society. He watched his city fracture into two: one of the rich, and one of the poor. He called this the beginning of a sickness in the soul of the city. The divisions were not just about money, but about dignity, trust, and belonging. Plato proposed strict limits on wealth for this very reason, he believed that beyond a certain po

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