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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.

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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...more

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At his best, man is the noblest of all animals; separated from law and justice he is the worst.

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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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Perfect friendship is the friendship of men who are good, and alike in excellence; for these wish well alike to each other qua good, and they are good...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