It comes as no surprise to find that there has recently been much talk among Brexit supporters about ‘the wisdom of crowds’. The question fascinated Aristotle, who discussed it at some length in his Politics.
Aristotle (4th century BC) firmly believed that only the ‘best’ should rule.
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