In his Allegory of the Cave, Plato argued that the human condition consists of living in lies and protecting lies, while the philosopher, illuminated by the sun, could see the truth and was in its pursuit . This led Plato to argue that perhaps it is necessary for humans not to choose their leaders, but for philosopher-kings to govern. Furthermore, this idea of ​​humans being blind to the truth shows why democracy may not be the best system of government, as ignorance of our human condition can lead to irrational decisions. Continuing, he also argues that democracy leads to tyranny, and one of the reasons why this happened is because democratic man lacks balance. He lacks balance according to Plato due to the fact that the human being is composed of three parts, reason, spirit and desire and according to his point of view the democratic man only has desire. This idea may seem ridiculous at first glance, but it is not that far-fetched in today's world. This unique desire and hunger for power has led many initially democratically elected leaders to become tyrants, such as Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe, who transformed from a democratically elected leader into a tyrant leader. This is important because it shows a fatal moral and practical flaw in democracy that not only threatens the legitimacy of the universality of the system, but also of the system itself.