In his Allegory of the Cave, Plato asserted that the human condition was to live in lies and protect lies, while the philosopher, illuminated by the sun, could see the truth and was in pursuit. This led Plato to argue that perhaps it is necessary for humans not to choose their own rulers, but for philosopher kings to rule. Additionally, 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 that one of the reasons it does so is because democratic man lacks balance. It lacks balance according to Plato because of the fact that the human 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, but it is not so far-fetched in today's world. This desire and thirst for power alone has led many initially democratically elected leaders to become tyrants, such as Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe, who went from being a democratically elected leader to a tyrant leader. This is important because it shows a fatal moral and practical flaw in democracy that threatens not only the legitimacy of the universality of the system, but also that of the system.