Aristotle Quotes About Liberty
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He who is unable to live in society, or who has no need because he is sufficient for himself, must be either a beast or a god.
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Men regard it as their right to return evil for evil and, if they cannot, feel they have lost their liberty.
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The basis of a democratic state is liberty
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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.
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And what has come to prevail in democracies is the very reverse of beneficial, in those, that is, which are regarded as the most democratically run. The reason for this lies in the failure properly to define liberty. For there are two marks by which democracy is thought to be defined: "sovereignty of the majority" and "liberty." "Just" is equated with what is equal, and the decision of the majority as to what is equal is regarded as sovereign; and liberty is seen in terms of doing what one wants.
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Of all the varieties of virtues, liberalism is the most beloved.
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