“The most perfect political community must be amongst those who are in the middle rank, and those states are best instituted wherein these are a larger and more respectable part, if possible, than both the other; or, if that cannot be, at least than either of them separate.”
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A treatise on government: translated from the Greek of Aristotle
This book is a translation of Aristotle's original Greek treatise on government, offering insights into his political theories and ideas on governance. more
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