Introduction Plato grew in a family of high social class and political influence in that; he would have taken a noble role in Athenian politics. Nevertheless, he did not wish to live a political life because he witnessed injustices perpetrated by rulers, who were his relatives and friends. Plato witnessed the unfortunate execution of fellow philosophers and thus, preferred to receive severe penalty than participate in promoting injustice and evil actions that characterized political powers. When a revolution that changed the constitution occurred, Plato longed to participate in politics and public affairs; however, he was surprised when he noticed how the new regime instituted other injustices by avenging on perceived enemies from previous regimes. It was a shock for Plato to see powerful people in government summoning Socrates to court and charging him with impiety before condemning him to death. Through such experiences, Plato observed that injustices would dominate society until when rulers become philosophers and use their wisdom to discern and change the retrogressive constitutions of their cities. According to Reeve, Plato argues that, people will only achieve a just society “if a king becomes philosopher or philosopher becomes a king” (6). Thus, justice in society depends on wisdom that rulers employ in their governance. According to Plato, the best way to avoid abuses of political powers is by electing philosophers as rulers because they have the wisdom to discern justice from injustice, and thus prevent the occurrence of political injustices. The Problem of Power Plato holds that, there is a power problem in politics because politicians misuse power to achieve their desired ends no matter whether the means is justice or injustice. In trying to unravel the problem of power associated with politics, Plato questioned on what constitutes morality in society. Based on his experiences, Plato realized that there was a power problem in politics, for he lived in tyrannical regime that executed philosophers and promoted injustices. Consequently, he did not get involved in public affairs and politics despite the fact that his relatives and friends were in power. Rulers misused political powers for selfish interest because they perceived human actions as either beneficial or unbeneficial, thus recognizing morality and laws as mere conventions that one ought not to follow. According to Reeve, Plato noted that rulers have been committing injustice to society because they perform actions that are only advantageous to them while disadvantageous to other people (20). Although justice elevates individual and state, unwise rulers cause injustice in society for they do not realize the essence of justice and morality. In dialogue with Socrates, Plato affirms that justice is the most desirable virtue in society because of its inherent goodness and consequential happiness it bestows to humanity. Thus, Plato pointed out that injustice or justice occurs at individual and state level. In this view, rulers concentrate on actions that benefit state and later examine their consequences at an individual level. Therefore, it means that rulers have a significant responsibility of ensuring that