... do whatever they wanted. While he felt that the law of a strong form of government would force men to honor the laws equally. Plato believed that justice was the advantage of the stronger, which to him was the control of the ruling body of the city by being master over the ... the pupils of the philosopher would not disobey them but join in the labors of the city.(520d) To him justice is not ones own good, but the common good of the Republic. Plato believed that order was the most important responsibility of a regime and that his ideal one was most suited for ... it represents the highest...

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... . Both Niccolò Machiavelli, in his writings "The Prince- and "Discourses-, and Plato, in his work "The Republic-, address the concepts of power and community in relation to politics and leadership. According to Plato the primary duty of government is to allow people to live in their respective classes and ... ruler is not constrained by conventional moral standards. When the safety of the nation is in jeopardy, the ruler should pay no attention to justice or injustice and courtesy or cruelty. Machiavelli would prefer a republican style of government; however he realizes that it is not th...

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... is practical or not. More than that, the truth to Plato seems to be unchangeable whether in ideas or philosophy. Plato believes the absolute truth can be applied to every aspect in the society including political organization. Plato, whose political view can be found in his writing, Republic, focus on searching a perfect society. Plato thinks the state is a piece of self-regulating piece of ... machinery. Although Plato does believe a state should bring happiness to majority, he does not recognize that happiness means different to every ... soul shares the same three elements with soci...

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... and make sure that the whole city is not laid out in geometric intervals. This will allow for both safety and good appearance of the city. Plato, in his Republic, expressed a great disapproval of seaports, navies, foreign trade, and foreign travel in his writings on the political ideal. Aristotle on the other hand ... of the ideal constitution in order to have a functioning city. These basic elements are food, handicrafts and their tools, arms, wealth, religion, and justice. Arms must be carried at all times by members of the ruling class for internal government in the event of civil dis...

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