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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...more

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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...more

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It is not always the same thing to be a good man and a good citizen.

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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...more

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We must not listen to those who advise us 'being men to think human thoughts, and being mortal to think mortal thoughts' but must put on immortality a...more

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Man is by nature a political animal.

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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...more

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Human beings are by nature political animals

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The ideal man bears the accidents of life with dignity and grace, making the best of circumstances.

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Excellence, then, is a state concerned with choice, lying in a mean, relative to us, this being determined by reason and in the way in which the man o...more

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He who is to be a good ruler must have first been ruled

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Man is by nature a civic animal.

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Good habits formed at youth make all the difference.

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