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Plato was well aware of sophistry and corruption. That's part of why he diffused power among the entire class of philosophers requiring decisions to be made broadly instead of by any individual and why he limited the personal rights and freedoms of the ruling class. Trump would never want to be a philosopher in Plato's Republic because he would have to give up the majority of his right to own property and would have to submit to inspections of his living space and property on demand to ensure that he wasn't acting corruptly.