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... Plato and given a mixed reception by Aristotle though in fairness to these great thinkers it should be remembered that when they wrote they had before them only one turbulent manifestation of democracy , grossly limited as it was by a ...
... Plato and given a mixed reception by Aristotle though in fairness to these great thinkers it should be remembered that when they wrote they had before them only one turbulent manifestation of democracy , grossly limited as it was by a ...
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... Plato was , may be more dangerous as political advisers , and more likely to do grievous evil if they come to power , than men of lesser breed . Plato was above all the moral aristocrat who , given the opportunity , would have ...
... Plato was , may be more dangerous as political advisers , and more likely to do grievous evil if they come to power , than men of lesser breed . Plato was above all the moral aristocrat who , given the opportunity , would have ...
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... Plato , he knows where everybody belongs in the scheme of things — and that is where they ought to belong , according to his standards . He himself would be happy and would feel free under the system of authority he approves . So he ...
... Plato , he knows where everybody belongs in the scheme of things — and that is where they ought to belong , according to his standards . He himself would be happy and would feel free under the system of authority he approves . So he ...
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Our Neglected Heritage | 3 |
Liberty Equality and Fraternity | 12 |
The Rule of the People | 22 |
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