Plato believes that justice is essential to society's well being. Yet, he believes that most people in society would rather be unjust and be viewed as just. This is because man feels that he has more to gain by defying the law. Often, man does not attempt to risk breaking the law because he fears paying the penalty for his wrongdoing. Plato discusses how it is difficult to prevent the common people from wrongdoing. For this reason, Plato feels that society should choose specific people to govern in order to minimize corruption in the government. Plato endorses a system in which the leaders will only be able to develop their potential to be just in an isolated environment. He feels that a leader, a person with golden qualities is only capable of governing a just society. Therefore, he insists that the golden citizens be segregated from the remainder of society, in order to allow their inherent attributes to flourish.
             Plato contends that man abides by government laws only because man is too weak to rebel against them. This is because man fears the consequences that will result from his actions. Man is capable of being corrupt, because if man is assured that he can escape without a penalty, he has a tendency to do wrong. Therefore, Plato claims that people practice justice only when they do not have the power to do wrong.
             Nevertheless, the just man who did not do wrong when given the opportunity would be admired only in public. At the same time, his peers would criticize him in private. Many would say he was a fool for not seizing the opportunity to do wrong. Then his peers would lament over the opportunity this just man did not take advantage of, only because he feared getting caught.
             That is why society typically envies a man that has the courage to rebel against government laws. Society perceives this man to be happy despite the fact that he is "wicked" or unjust. This is because this "wicked" or un
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