The error of Socrates must be attributed to the false notion of unity from which he starts. Unity there should be, both of the family and of the state, but in some respects only. For there is a point at which a state may attain such a degree of unity as to be no longer a state, or at which, without actually ceasing to exist, it will become an inferior state, like harmony passing into unison, or rhythm which has been reduced to a single foot. The state, as I was saying, is a plurality which should be united and made into a community by education
AristotleIt is no part of a physician's business to use either persuasion or compulsion upon the patients.
AristotleIt is not easy for a person to do any great harm when his tenure of office is short, whereas long possession begets tyranny.
AristotleWhen there is no middle class, and the poor greatly exceed in number, troubles arise, and the state soon comes to an end.
Aristotle