If liberty and equality, as is thought by some, are chiefly to be found in democracy, they will be best attained when all persons alike share in government to the utmost.

Quote by Aristotle

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Even when laws have been written down, they ought not always to remain unaltered.

Even when laws have been written down, they ought not always to remain unaltered.

Adventure is worthwhile.

Adventure is worthwhile.

People generally despise where they flatter

People generally despise where they flatter

Most people would rather give than get affection.

Most people would rather give than get affection.

Anybody can become angry - that is easy, but to be angry with the right...

Anybody can become angry - that is easy, but to be angry with the right...

I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for...

I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for...

The state is a creation of nature and man is by nature a political animal.

The state is a creation of nature and man is by nature a political animal.

The most perfect political community is one in which the middle class is in control,...

The most perfect political community is one in which the middle class is in control,...

Strange that the vanity which accompanies beauty - excusable, perhaps, when there is such great...

Strange that the vanity which accompanies beauty - excusable, perhaps, when there is such great...

The greatest virtues are those which are most useful to other persons

The greatest virtues are those which are most useful to other persons

To the query, ''What is a friend?'' his reply was ''A single soul dwelling in...

To the query, ''What is a friend?'' his reply was ''A single soul dwelling in...

Man punishes the action, but God the intention

Man punishes the action, but God the intention

If happiness is activity in accordance with excellence, it is reasonable that it should be...

If happiness is activity in accordance with excellence, it is reasonable that it should be...

A constitution is the arrangement of magistracies in a state.

A constitution is the arrangement of magistracies in a state.

Society punishes rebels; nature kills them

Society punishes rebels; nature kills them

The least initial deviation from the truth is multiplied later a thousandfold.

The least initial deviation from the truth is multiplied later a thousandfold.

Friendship is a single soul dwelling in two bodies.

Friendship is a single soul dwelling in two bodies.

All men by nature desire to know.

All men by nature desire to know.

We [poets] set men free from their desires.

We [poets] set men free from their desires.

What does not satisfy when we find it, was not the thing we were desiring.

What does not satisfy when we find it, was not the thing we were desiring.

There is no king who has not had a slave among his ancestors, and no...

There is no king who has not had a slave among his ancestors, and no...

There is only one nature - the division into science and engineering is a human...

There is only one nature - the division into science and engineering is a human...