Full Idea
Stoics say the best form of government is a blend of democracy and monarchy and aristocracy.
Gist of Idea
The best government blends democracy, monarchy and aristocracy
Source
report of Stoic school (fragments/reports [c.200 BCE]) by Diogenes Laertius - Lives of Eminent Philosophers 07.131
A Reaction
Sounds like nineteenth century Britain, when democracy was more limited, and the aristocracy richer and more influential. Presumably they want rule by an elite, but with some democratic restraints.
Book Reference
'The Stoics Reader', ed/tr. Inwood,B/Gerson,L.P. [Hackett 2008], p.124