Note 10 — POLITICAL FRAGMENTS OF THE PYTHAGOREANS.
Thomas Taylor translation
Thus, too, Plato in his Laws mingles his polity from a democracy, aristocracy, and monarchy. He was, however, decidedly of opinion, as is evident from his Politicus, that the best form of government is that in which either one man, who is a most excellent character, is the supreme ruler, or a few excellent men rule conjointly.