How Did Plato View Democracy, Based on His Experiences

How did Plato view democracy, based on his experiences?

A) He distrusted it as the cause of Socrates' execution and Athens' defeat in the Peloponnesian War.
B) He viewed it positively, as a fountain of civic virtue.
C) He supported it as a defense against abuse of the people by the rich and powerful.
D) He opposed it; it was a way for the poor and uneducated to rise above their station.
E) He recommended it to Athenians as a way for talented statesmen to rise from the lower classes.

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