manner of life, and what sort of a government have they? for as the government is, such will be the man.
Clearly, he said.
Democracy allows a man to do as he likes, and therefore contains the greatest variety of characters and constitutions. In the first place, are they not free; and is not the city full of freedom and frankness—a man may say and do what he likes?
’Tis said so, he replied.
And where freedom is, the individual is clearly able to order for himself his own life as he pleases?
Clearly.
Then in this kind of State there will be the greatest variety of human natures?
There will.
This, then, seems likely to be the fairest of States, being like an embroidered robe which is spangled with