Political Quotes by Aristotle

Man is by nature a political animal.

— Aristotle

Man is naturally a political animal.

— Aristotle

A human being is a naturally political [animal].

— Aristotle

The best political community is formed by citizens of the middle class.

— Aristotle

The high-minded man must care more for the truth than for what people think.

— Aristotle

.. for desire is like a wild beast, and anger perverts rulers and the very best of men. Hence law is intelligence…

— Aristotle

Politicians also have no leisure, because they are always aiming at something beyond political life itself, power and glory, or happiness.

— Aristotle

. . . Political society exists for the sake of noble actions, and not of mere companionship.

— Aristotle

The only stable state is the one in which all men are equal before the law.

— Aristotle

The most perfect political community is one in which the middle class is in control, and outnumbers both of the other classes.

— Aristotle

It is evident that the state is a creation of nature, and that man is by nature a political animal.

— Aristotle

So we must lay it down that the association which is a state exists not for the purpose of living together but…

— Aristotle

Nature, as we say, does nothing without some purpose; and for thepurpose of making mana political animal she has endowed him alone…

— Aristotle

Perhaps here we have a clue to the reason why royal rule used to exist formerly, namely the difficulty of finding enough…

— Aristotle

The state or political community, which is the highest of all, and which embraces all the rest, aims at good in a…

— Aristotle

To leave the number of births unrestricted, as is done in most states, inevitably causes poverty among the citizens, and poverty produces…

— Aristotle

It is clear that those constitutions which aim at the common good are right, as being in accord with absolute justice; while…

— Aristotle

The society that loses its grip on the past is in danger, for it produces men who know nothing but the present,…

— Aristotle

In the first place, then, men should guard against the beginning of change, and in the second place they should not rely…

— Aristotle

A democracy exists whenever those who are free and are not well-off, being in the majority, are in sovereign control of government,…

— Aristotle

To let them share in the highest offices is to take a risk; inevitably, their unjust standards will cause them to commit…

— Aristotle

Phronimos, possessing practical wisdom . But the only virtue special to a ruler is practical wisdom; all the others must be possessed,…

— Aristotle

But it is not at all certain that this superiority of the many over the sound few is possible in the case…

— Aristotle

Thus it is thought that justice is equality; and so it is, but not for all persons, only for those that are…

— Aristotle

A young man is not a proper hearer of lectures on political science; for he is inexperienced in the actions that occur…

— Aristotle

Every community is an association of some kind and every community is established with a view to some good; for everyone always…

— Aristotle

For man, when perfected, is the best of animals, but, when separated from law and justice, he is the worst of all;…

— Aristotle

The right constitutions, three in number- kingship, aristocracy, and polity- and the deviations from these, likewise three in number - tyranny from…

— Aristotle

...one Greek city state had a fundamental law: anyone proposing revisions to the constitution did so with a noose around his neck.…

— Aristotle

The most perfect political community must be amongst those who are in the middle rank, and those states are best instituted wherein…

— Aristotle

A man who examines each subject from a philosophical standpoint cannot neglect them: he has to omit nothing, and state the truth…

— Aristotle

A state is not a mere society, having a common place, established for the prevention of mutual crime and for the sake…

— Aristotle

That the equalization of property exercises an influence on political society was clearly understood even by some of the old legislators. Laws…

— Aristotle

. .we would have to say that hereditary succession is harmful. You may say the king, having sovereign power, will not in…

— Aristotle

People of superior refinement and of active disposition identify happiness with honour; for this is roughly speaking, the end of political life.

— Aristotle

For the real difference between humans and other animals is that humans alone have perception of good and evil, just and unjust,…

— Aristotle