Happiness, then, is found to be something perfect and self-sufficient, being the end to which our actions are directed.
AristotleWhat is common to many is least taken care of, for all men have greater regard for what is their own than what they possess in common with others.
AristotleThose who have the command of the arms in a country are masters of the state, and have it in their power to make what revolutions they please. [Thus,] there is no end to observations on the difference between the measures likely to be pursued by a minister backed by a standing army, and those of a court awed by the fear of an armed people.
Aristotle