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Democracy is when the indigent, and not the men of property, are the rulers. ↗

— Aristotle

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Those who educate children well are more to be honored than they who produce them; for these only gave them life, those the art of living well. ↗

— Aristotle

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Quality is not an act, it is a habit. ↗

— Aristotle

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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 consider god-fearing and pious. On the other hand, they do less easily move against him, believing that he has the gods on his side. ↗

— Aristotle

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Character may almost be called the most effective means of persuasion. ↗

— Aristotle

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Democracy arises out of the notion that those who are equal in any respect are equal in all respects; because men are equally free, they claim to be absolutely equal. ↗

— Aristotle

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It is just that we should be grateful, not only to those with whose views we may agree, but also to those who have expressed more superficial views; for these also contributed something, by developing before us the powers of thought. ↗

— Aristotle

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Republics decline into democracies and democracies degenerate into despotisms. ↗

— Aristotle

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We praise a man who feels angry on the right grounds and against the right persons and also in the right manner at the right moment and for the right length of time. ↗

— Aristotle

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

— Aristotle

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