Laws
   Book
 1 3    |  magistrates, framing some sort of aristocracy, or perhaps monarchy, out
 2 3    |          poetry; and instead of an aristocracy, an evil sort of theatrocracy
 3 4    |        democracy, or oligarchy, or aristocracy, or monarchy? For we cannot
 4 4    |      reasonably deny that it is an aristocracy? We have also a monarchy


Menexenus
   Part
 5 Intro|        idea); we democrats are the aristocracy of virtue, and the like.
 6 Text |   generally, our government was an aristocracy—a form of government which
 7 Text |        democracy, but is really an aristocracy or government of the best


The Republic
   Book
 8 4    |            two names, monarchy and aristocracy, according as rule is exercised
 9 8    |     Certainly. ~Him who answers to aristocracy, and whom we rightly call
10 8    |            of honor) arises out of aristocracy (the government of the best).
11 8    | intermediate between oligarchy and aristocracy? ~Very true. ~Such will


The Statesman
   Part
12 Intro|            tyranny; oligarchy into aristocracy and plutocracy; and democracy
13 Intro|            the law, this is called aristocracy, or if they neglect the
14 Intro|            of government, royalty, aristocracy, and democracy, might be
15 Intro|    oligarchy there were two kinds, aristocracy and plutocracy; and democracy
16 Intro|           builds his hope upon the aristocracy, upon the middle classes,
17 Text |        distinguish by the names of aristocracy and oligarchy.~YOUNG SOCRATES:
18 Text |        such a government is called aristocracy; and when they are regardless
19 Text |           the rule of the few into aristocracy, which has an auspicious