Plato grew up in the turmoil that would become Athens, after its failed attempts at democracy, and Aristotle, who was educated in Athens under his teacher, continued to act as mentor to Alexander the Great of Macedonia. Although both had varying differences in their ideal government policies. Plato in his Republic would have had his great city of Athens follow a monarch known as the Philosopher-King, while Aristotle in his discourse on Politics would have had the demos, the people, govern, the very people who ruined the city in which his mentor grew up. I am one of these people, who deeply likes the idea of monarchical government and knows that the supposed democracy America professes to have is not worth continuing. Although I find flaws in Plato's ideal of the king, I am convinced that I would prefer to have a monarch on the throne of government who would rule the people justly and equitably. Aristotle would like the state to follow the government of the people and the government of the majority. through its democracy. It states that every member of this democracy has a share of goodness and intelligence which makes the jus...
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