... the authority for Harrington's assertions on agrarian law. This is not the only time we see Machiavelli cited as the authority on a piece of political theory, especially those concerning the republican school. Rousseau also uses Machiavelli, although in a different way. His statement in Du contrat social about the necessity of a Lawgiver, along the lines of Lycurgus or Solon, at the establishment ... that the author was unable to discover. Of course one last example that we must refer to in discussing this topic is that of the Platonic Dialogue. Here we see Plato analysing the nature an...

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