Why is it important for Socrates that leadership be viewed as a burden rather than a privilege? 

“This is to be a formal essay assignment of roughly 3-5 typed pages (one inch margins, 12 point font)  The assignment is designed to test your knowledge of  The Republic as well as how well you can organize your thoughts into a coherent argument.  Your only reference should be the text of  The Republic itself.  I do not want to see secondary sources at all in this paper, and of course  plagiarism of any kind will result in failure for the assignment and the course.  If you cite from the text, and I do encourage you to do so, please indicate the page number after the quote.  Also, all papers must be verified through “SafeAssign.” 

Here is your topic: Why is it important for Socrates that leadership be viewed as a burden rather than a privilege?  How does his “imagined city” ensure that it will be viewed this way.  In answering this question pay close attention to what he says in the beginning of Bk 4 and in the middle of Bk 7.  Is it important that the ruled understand this as much as the rulers?  Why?