To the size of the state there is a limit, as there is to plants, animals and implements, for none of these retain their facility when they are too large.
AristotleThe virtue of the good man is necessarily the same as the virtue of the citizen of the perfect state.
AristotleThe good lawgiver should inquire how states and races of men and communities may participate in a good life, and in the happiness which is attainable by them.
Aristotle