That appears to be the intention.
Music to be mingled with gymnastic, and both attempered to the individual soul. And he who mingles music with gymnastic in the fairest proportions, and best attempers them to the soul, may be rightly called the true musician and harmonist in a far higher sense than the tuner of the strings.
You are quite right, Socrates.
And such a presiding genius will be always required in our State if the government is to last.
[B] Yes, he will be absolutely necessary.
Enough of principles of education: who are to be our rulers? Such, then, are our principles of nurture and education: Where would be the use of going into further details about the dances of our citizens, or about their hunting and coursing, their gymnastic and equestrian contests? For these all follow the general principle, and having found that, we shall have no difficulty in discovering them.
I dare say that there will be no difficulty.
Very good, I said; then what is the next question? Must we not ask who are to be rulers and who subjects?
[C] Certainly.
The elder must rule and the younger serve. There can be no doubt that the elder must rule the younger. 101