Political Science · Western Political Thought
Which of these lines or quotes is Not attributed to Plato?
AState is the individual writ large
BStatecraft is soul-craft
CThe state is the march of God on earth ✓ Correct
DJustice is doing one's own duty as per one's station in life
Correct answer: (C) The state is the march of God on earth — The line that the state is the march of God on earth is not Plato's.
Explanation
★The line that the state is the march of God on earth is not Plato's.
★It is attributed to Hegel.
★Plato said the state is the individual writ large.
★Plato linked statecraft to soul-craft.
★Plato defined justice as each doing one's own duty in one's station.
★Hegel glorified the state in an idealist way.
★So the march-of-God line belongs to Hegel, not Plato.
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