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Plato, it must be remembered, was a monarchist by philosophic conviction, but his ideal
king was the wise man perfect in the virtues and the natural ruler of those
less informed than himself. This king was the father of his people, impersonal and
unselfish, dedicated to the public good, a servant of both the gods and his fellow men.
This king was descended of a divine race; that is, he belonged to the Order of
the Illumined; for those who come to a state of wisdom then belong to the
family of the heroes - perfected human beings.

Plato's monarchy was therefore a philosophic democracy; for all men had the right to
become wise through self-discipline and self-improvement. One who achieved this state
was by virtue of his own action a superior man, and this superiority was the only
aristocracy recognized by Natural Law.
[Source: The Secret Destiny of America, Manly P. Hall]

What Manly P. Hall describes here is a manifestation of Masonic theology. Freemasonry
claims to exist to “make good men better.” The various degrees of Masonry are displayed
as a ladder, signifying man’s advancement toward godhood.

Steps of Freemasonry

This mythos of Freemasonry is not some obscure idea. It is well known by those who have
founded and perpetuated America’s government. We saw in the Apotheosis of Washington,
painted on the interior of the Capitol Dome, the belief that men can attain to godhood by
self-discipline and self-improvement. Freemasonry purports to be the guardian of this
method of self-improvement, and the guardian of all secret wisdom that men lack. At the
top of the Masonic pyramid is the all-seeing eye, representing not only Lucifer, but those
elite men who attain to godhood through Luciferian means. Satan’s first lie to mankind was
“You shall be as God.” This is a lie he has not deviated from in his long career.

Although not all the men involved in the formation of America as a nation were
Freemasons, one common thought held among them was that there are various classes of
men. There is the rabble who are incapable of governing themselves, and there are those
who are enlightened. Thomas Jefferson was an adherent to the philosophy of The
Enlightenment. Manly Hall, writing as a Freemason, spoke of “the Order of the Illumined.”
Although different in form, both The Enlightenment and Freemasonry have the same
author. They both hold to a view that certain men are by virtue of their wisdom and moral