Of all the varieties of virtues, liberalism is the most beloved.
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In a democracy the poor will have more power than the rich, because there are more of them, and the will of the majority is supreme. &It is also in th...
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Human beings are by nature political animals
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Therefore, the good of man must be the end of the science of politics.
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Man is by nature a civic animal.
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Political society exists for the sake of noble actions, and not of mere companionship.
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A tyrant must put on the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion. Subjects are less apprehensive of illegal treatment from a ruler whom they consi...
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Politicians also have no leisure, because they are always aiming at something beyond political life itself, power and glory, or happiness.
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Neither should we forget the mean, which at the present day is lost sight of in perverted forms of government; for many practices which appear to be d...
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Neither should we forget the mean, which at the present day is lost sight of in perverted forms of government; for many practices which appear to be d...
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Hence a young man is not a proper hearer of lectures on political science; for he is inexperienced in the actions that occur in life, but its discussi...
