Notes are based on The Republic from the Kobo ebook version of the Complete Works of Plato. Translated by Benjamin Jowett.

For an audio summary of what Plato’s Republic is about, which includes the totalitarian themes of interest to me, you can listen to the relevant episode of the podcast for Nigel Warburton’s book Philosophy: The Classics. Use either of these links:
https://tunein.com/podcasts/Philosophy-Podcasts/Philosophy-The-Classics-p1133375/?topicId=122134782
http://www.philclassics.libsyn.com/

Continued: Part 2