Plato and the Perfect Society

It seems that all societies are always striving for perfection. From the beginning of time, people have always worked to be the best. Sometimes, wars had to be fought. Other times compromises had to be made. But in the end, it all came down to one concept. Every community, every city, every nation was looking for perfection. In his Republic, Plato feels that he knows how to reach this ultimate goal. He suggests a society …

…The question then asked is does this country want to change into Plato's utopian society. This place that Plato considered to be perfect seems to be filled with discrimination. There are better ways to create life that would not be as discriminatory. The way that people have been having children for years seems to work fine. Why change a system that has worked for so long into a method that could easily lead to eugenics?