Command Quote by Plato
“Through obedience learn to command.”
About This Quote
Source Dialogue: Republic, Book III, 380 BC
Learning obedience equips one to command others.
In simple terms: Obedience teaches leadership.
Key Takeaway
Practice disciplined learning to lead effectively.
Themes
leadership
obedience
education
authority
ethics
Mood
didactic
philosophical
Type
ethical
practical
When to use this quote
- military training
- corporate management
- educational curricula
Key Concepts
philosophy of power
virtue ethics
pedagogy
Questions to Reflect On
- What is the balance between obedience and autonomy?
- How does obedience shape moral character?
A Different Perspective
Authority can be abused despite disciplined training.
![“Geometry, which should only obey Physics, when united with it sometimes commands it. If it happens that the question which we wish to examine is too complicated for all the elements to be able to enter into the analytical comparison we wish to make, we separate the more inconvenient [elements], we…” quote by Jean le Rond d'Alembert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/0d9/jean-le-rond-d-alembert-26487_able_geometry-which-should-only-obey-physics_6945.jpg)
