It is human nature that separates one from another; the mainly intellectual, those mainly endowed with muscular and character strength, and those who stand out for neither, the third mediocre class. The first group includes selected individuals and the last, the vast majority. Plato believed that people were like “sheep”. In other words, people are easily influenced or deceived by their senses; people followed what they believed and not what they could know through reason. (Week Five (2) – Tales of Two Poles: Athens and Sparta p.8) Plato believed that the soul consisted of three parts: the rational, the fiery, and the desires or appetites. The rational seeks knowledge and wisdom; the fiery quests for honor, the appetites for pleasure. Philosophers are those who seek knowledge; they are dominated by the rational. Warriors seek glory and honor; they are dominated by the fiery. Workers do what is necessary to satisfy the desires and appetites that dominate their souls. In his society, an individual needed all three parts to work together in proper balance and moderation. The philosophers rule with the help and support of the warriors and the producers do the work while their desires are moderated by the guardians. Rationality and reason are in control with the help of the mind; balance and moderation with the help of