If one day you were given a magic ring that made you invisible, and you could do all the bad things and enjoy all the benefits, from seeking money and killing people to seeking power and usurping the throne - then, would you choose to be a bad person?
If one day, you, who have never done any bad things, are saddled with a bad name in the world, and are deprived of your worldly honors and benefits - then, will you choose to still be a good person?
Starting from this difficult problem that tortured human nature, the ancient Greek philosopher Plato wrote the handed down classic "The Republic". In this dialogue, Plato's Socrates and his partners construct an ideal city-state in the dialogue, which is related to a series of major issues such as political system, education, human ethics, literature and art, philosophy, etc. Although the topics discussed may seem all-encompassing, they are all designed to answer this ultimate question: If being a good person is not easy, why do we still want to be a good person?
Very philosophical and worth reading.