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It was the ground on which democracy was rejected by 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 ...
It was the ground on which democracy was rejected by 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 ...
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Men of. high ethical principles, as 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,
...
Men of. high ethical principles, as 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,
...
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Like 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.
Like 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.
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Contents
Our Neglected Heritage | 3 |
Liberty Equality and Fraternity | 12 |
Ill J The Rule of the People | 22 |
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| Title | The ramparts we guard |
| Author | Robert Morrison MacIver |
| Publisher | Macmillan, 1950 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 29 Sep 2010 |
| Length | 152 pages |
| Subjects | Democracy |
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