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and welfare of every civilized man today is largely due to those two philosophers. This carries us nearly to the middle of the sixth book. Plato now considers what exiting states are all favorable to philosphy. None. But squinting at the younger Dionysius who if this dialogue was written asI summise in 372BC was then not 25 years of age he writes on account of these things and foreseeing them we then reluctantly said forced to it by the truth that neither city nor slate nor man was ever likely to become perfect until upon those philosophers few and not base called now useless some necessity should by chance be case where they would or no to take the management and upon the city to give ear to them ur until upon sons of those now in power or majesty or upon themselves shall fall by some divine inspiration a truthful love of truthful philosophy. 499B The philosopher when he makes a constitution will (like Sieyes) begin by wiping out everything and standing afresh!