When Plato, in the Laws, set out a revised version of his ideal policy for application to the real world about him, he surrendered his demand for the complete communism which had distinguished his Utopia.
Laski reflects on Plato's shift from idealism to practical governance, emphasizing the tension between utopian ideals and real-world applications.
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