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Anyone who has read the First Alcibiades has learned, if nothing else, of the great demands Plato places upon the statesman. Plato’s statesman must master a field of knowledge much as anyone masters the field he intends to practice. He must have more than a vague idea of his duties; he must know in no uncertain terms what he is to do. Plato goes so far as to conclude that only if statesmen are philosophers or philosophers statesmen is his republic possible.
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Kovtun, G.J. (1990). Plato and His Advice. In: Kovtun, G.J. (eds) The Spirit of Thomas G. Masaryk (1850–1937). Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-10933-3_2
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