The influence of Protagoras on Plato, particularly, concerning the latter's the Republic is underemphasized. Perhaps, the reason for this reduction of accolade to Protagoras owes to his classification as a Sophist. Yet, democracy is the outcome of the endeavour of Sophists. A foremost Sophist, Protagoras marshaled out two vital points to place the quest for a democratic tradition ahead of the desire for Athenian hegemonic aristocracy. His points being that: first, when it comes to 'technical skills,' the gods granted upper hand to aristocrats, therefore, no one should contest their 'technical wisdom' or expertise. Second, however, when it regards 'political virtues' -- dikê (i.e., justice, a sense of right, what is fair) and aidôs (i.e., restraint, modesty, a sense of respect for others) -- the gods distributed them equally among humans to enable humanity to live harmoniously in society, thus, everyone's view counts in matter of politics. Strongly opposed to this Protagoras' democratic traditionalism, Plato responded that justice, which is the hardcore of the state, requires that each individual be assigned a primary station of life where they perform functions most suited to their nature and training. He, therefore, advised that political leadership be entrusted to a small class of naturally endowed and politically educated elite, whose responsibility it is to steer the ship of the state. The context of this intergenerational dialogue is in the long drawn 'physis-nomôs ' or 'naturenurture' debate that characterized ancient Athenian politics and which subtle influence remains unabated to the present day. This article attempts to unveil the impacts and implications of the clash of ideas of these great Archaic scholars on the nature of modern politics. It finds that although Protagoras' democratic traditionalism makes the broader appeal to the wider populations of modern states, Plato's aristocratic elitism reigns supreme in the determination of political outcomes, especially, where and when the political elites conscientiously apply Heraclitus' hegemonic principle of 'the single continuing element.'