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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Hence poetry is something more philosophic and of graver import than history, since its statements...

Hence poetry is something more philosophic and of graver import than history, since its statements...

Tragedy is an imitation of a whole and complete action of some amplitude. . ....

Tragedy is an imitation of a whole and complete action of some amplitude. . ....

The search for truth is in one way hard and in another way easy, for...

The search for truth is in one way hard and in another way easy, for...

The goal of war is peace, of business, leisure

The goal of war is peace, of business, leisure

Our account does not rob mathematicians of their science, by disproving the actual existence of...

Our account does not rob mathematicians of their science, by disproving the actual existence of...

Man, when perfected, is the best of animals, but when separated from law and justice,...

Man, when perfected, is the best of animals, but when separated from law and justice,...

Quality is not an act, it is a habit.

Quality is not an act, it is a habit.

Limits exist only in the mind

Limits exist only in the mind

We can do noble acts without ruling the earth and sea

We can do noble acts without ruling the earth and sea

Man is by nature a political animal.

Man is by nature a political animal.

Democracy arose from mans thinking that if they are equal in any respect, they are...

Democracy arose from mans thinking that if they are equal in any respect, they are...

Dignity does not consist in possessing honors, but in deserving them.

Dignity does not consist in possessing honors, but in deserving them.

All paid jobs absorb and degrade the mind.

All paid jobs absorb and degrade the mind.

No one loves the man whom he fears.

No one loves the man whom he fears.

Wishing to be friends is quick work, but friendship is a slow-ripening fruit.

Wishing to be friends is quick work, but friendship is a slow-ripening fruit.

Of all the varieties of virtues, liberalism is the most beloved.

Of all the varieties of virtues, liberalism is the most beloved.

Virtue is more clearly shown in the performance of fine actions than in the non-performance...

Virtue is more clearly shown in the performance of fine actions than in the non-performance...

Enthusiasm...the sustaining power of all great action.

Enthusiasm...the sustaining power of all great action.

The world is filled with willing people; some willing to work, the rest willing to...

The world is filled with willing people; some willing to work, the rest willing to...

All human actions have one or more of these seven causes: chance, nature, compulsions, habit,...

All human actions have one or more of these seven causes: chance, nature, compulsions, habit,...

The thing about performance, even if it's only an illusion, is that it is a...

The thing about performance, even if it's only an illusion, is that it is a...

Virtue has its own reward, but has no sale at the box office.

Virtue has its own reward, but has no sale at the box office.