Plato, Laws 640c

ἔστιν δέ γε ἡ τοιαύτη συνουσία, εἴπερ ἔσται μετὰ μέθης, οὐκ ἀθόρυβος. ἦ γάρ; πῶς γάρ; ἀλλʼ οἶμαι πᾶν τοὐναντίον. οὐκοῦν πρῶτον μὲν καὶ τούτοις ἄρχοντος δεῖ; τί μήν; ὡς οὐδενί γε πράγματι. πότερον οὖν ἀθόρυβον, εἰ δυνατὸν εἴη, τὸν τοιοῦτον ἄρχοντα ἐκπορίζεσθαι δεῖ; πῶς γὰρ οὔ; καὶ μὴν περί γε συνουσίας, ὡς ἔοικεν, αὐτὸν φρόνιμον εἶναι δεῖ· γίγνεται γὰρ φύλαξ τῆς τε ὑπαρχούσης

Such a gathering, if accompanied by drunkenness, is not free from disturbance, is it? Certainly not; quite the reverse, I imagine. So those people also need, in the first place, a commander? Undoubtedly—they above all. Should we, if possible, provide them with a commander who is imperturbable? Certainly. Naturally, also, he should be wise about social gatherings. For he has both to preserve