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To: Eric who wrote (78132)7/9/2017 3:24:47 PM
From: Brumar89  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 86356
 
Plato didn't advocate democracy. Like most of the Greek philosophers, he was down on it.

They believed that democracy equaled a tyranny of the majority. In modern times, we've developed constitutions with limitations on governmental power and separation of powers to prevent that.