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Political Quotes by Aristotle
- The most perfect political community is one in which the middle class is in control, and outnumbers both of the other classes.
- Democracy is when the indigent, and not the men of property, are the rulers.
- Politicians also have no leisure, because they are always aiming at something beyond political life itself, power and glory, or happiness.
- Man is by nature a political animal.
- Democracy arises out of the notion that those who are equal in any respect are equal in all respects; because men are equally free, they…
- Different men seek after happiness in different ways and by different means, and so make for themselves different modes of life and forms of government.
- People of superior refinement and of active disposition identify happiness with honour; for this is roughly speaking, the end of political life.
- A state is not a mere society, having a common place, established for the prevention of mutual crime and for the sake of exchange. .…
- The society that loses its grip on the past is in danger, for it produces men who know nothing but the present, and who are…
- For the real difference between humans and other animals is that humans alone have perception of good and evil, just and unjust, etc. It is…
- To leave the number of births unrestricted, as is done in most states, inevitably causes poverty among the citizens, and poverty produces crime and faction.
- Phronimos, possessing practical wisdom . But the only virtue special to a ruler is practical wisdom; all the others must be possessed, so it seems,…
- It is clear that those constitutions which aim at the common good are right, as being in accord with absolute justice; while those which aim…
- A man who examines each subject from a philosophical standpoint cannot neglect them: he has to omit nothing, and state the truth about each topic.
- Thus it is thought that justice is equality; and so it is, but not for all persons, only for those that are equal. Inequality also…
- So we must lay it down that the association which is a state exists not for the purpose of living together but for the sake…
- But it is not at all certain that this superiority of the many over the sound few is possible in the case of every people…
- To let them share in the highest offices is to take a risk; inevitably, their unjust standards will cause them to commit injustice, and their…
- Perhaps here we have a clue to the reason why royal rule used to exist formerly, namely the difficulty of finding enough men of outstanding…
- . .we would have to say that hereditary succession is harmful. You may say the king, having sovereign power, will not in that case hand…
- .. for desire is like a wild beast, and anger perverts rulers and the very best of men. Hence law is intelligence without appetition.
- The right constitutions, three in number- kingship, aristocracy, and polity- and the deviations from these, likewise three in number - tyranny from kingship, oligarchy from…
- A democracy exists whenever those who are free and are not well-off, being in the majority, are in sovereign control of government, an oligarchy when…
- . . . Political society exists for the sake of noble actions, and not of mere companionship.
- The best political community is formed by citizens of the middle class.
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- The most perfect political community is one in which the middle class is in control, and outnumbers both of the other classes. — Aristotle
- Democracy is when the indigent, and not the men of property, are the rulers. — Aristotle
- Politicians also have no leisure, because they are always aiming at something beyond political life itself, power and glory, or happiness. — Aristotle
- Man is by nature a political animal. — Aristotle
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