"Politics" Quotes
Aristotle's "Politics" explores the nature of political systems and the ideal state.
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Quotes
Man is by nature a political animal.
The state is a creation of nature, and man is by nature a political animal.
He who is unable to live in society, or who has no need because he is sufficient for himself, must be either a beast or a god.
The law is reason, free from passion.
The law is reason, unaffected by desire.
The virtue of justice consists in moderation, as regulated by wisdom.
What is common to the greatest number has the least care bestowed upon it.
Democracy is when the indigent, and not the men of property, are the rulers.
The ideal state is the one in which the largest number of persons are engaged in the pursuit of virtue.
The good of mankind is the most desirable thing in the world.
