Aristotle Quotes

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Aristotle, a renowned Greek philosopher, is one of the founders of Western philosophy. His thoughts covered a wide range of fields, including ethics, logic, politics, and had a profound impact on the world.

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“Experience has shown that it is difficult, if not impossible, for a populous state to be run by good laws.”

Ifs States Running Law Difficult Impossible Anarchy

Author:Aristotle

“Even the best of men in authority are liable to be corrupted by passion. We may conclude then that the law is reason without passion, and it is therefore preferable to any individual.”

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Author:Aristotle

“When...we, as individuals, obey laws that direct us to behave for the welfare of the community as a whole, we are indirectly helping to promote the pursuit of happiness by our fellow human beings.”

Humans Whole Helping Law Individual Community Human Beings Direct Fellows Pursuit Welfare Behave Pursuit Of Happiness

Author:Aristotle

“Man perfected by society is the best of all animals; he is the most terrible of all when he lives without law, and without justice.”

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Book:Wit and Wisdom of Socrates, Plato, Aristotle: Being a Treasury of Thousands of Glorious, Inspiring and Imperishable Thoughts, Views and Observations of the Three Great Greek Philosophers, Classified Under about Four Hundred Subjects for Comparative Study

Source: Wit and Wisdom of Socrates, Plato, Aristotle: Being a Treasury of Thousands of Glorious, Inspiring and Imperishable Thoughts, Views and Observations of the Three Great Greek Philosophers, Classified Under about Four Hundred Subjects for Comparative Study

“The law is reason unaffected by desire.”

Reason Law Desire

Book:Politics

Source: Politics

“Good laws, if they are not obeyed, do not constitute good government.”

Ifs Government Law

Book:Aristotle: The Politics and the Constitution of Athens

Source: Aristotle: The Politics and the Constitution of Athens