True or false: Discrepancy exists between Theory of Cave and The Republic (both by Plato). Why or why not?

My answer:

If Plato claimed that elite people were obstructing the visions of the masses with the metaphorical cave then why was he advocating for a Republic ruled by philosophers fought for by soldiers, and financed by merchants? Hence the suspected discrepancy between Plato's Cave and his Republic. MAYBE Plato changed his mind at some point thus causing the discrepancy.

Sources:

https://www.britannica.com/topic/myth-of-the-cave

Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. "The Republic". Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 Aug. 2023, https://www.britannica.com/topic/The-Republic. Accessed 26 September 2023.

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