"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.

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Poverty is the parent of revolution and crime.
More Aristotle quotes
"Inferiors revolt in order that they may be equal and equals that they may be superior.
"Tolerance and apathy are the last virtues of a dying society.
"Political society exists for the sake of noble actions, and not of mere companionship.
"Revolutions are not about trifles but spring from trifles.
"The only stable state is the one in which all men are equal before the law.
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