... , and disapproved philosophically of what surrounded him. It is understandable, then, that if we look at the tone of Plato's discussion, even his discussion of the tyranny in the next chapter is somewhat less sarcastic and biting than his discussion of democracy (even though democracy is better than tyranny, in Plato's view). Plato's renunciation of democracy is one of the most ... ...

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