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“The good life is impossible without a good state; and there is no greater blessing than a well-ordered state.”
― On the Republic / On the Laws
― On the Republic / On the Laws
“In a republic this rule ought to be observed: that the majority should not have the predominant power.”
― On the Republic / On the Laws
― On the Republic / On the Laws
“I criticize by creation, not by finding fault.”
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“The aim of a ship's captain is a successful voyage; a doctor's, health; a general's, victory. So the aim of our ideal statesman is the citizens' happy life--that is, a life secure in wealth, rich in resources, abundant in renown, and honorable in its moral character. That is the task which I wish him to accomplish--the greatest and best that any man can have.”
― On the Republic / On the Laws
― On the Republic / On the Laws
“True law is right reason in agreement with nature; it is of universal application, unchanging and everlasting; it summons to duty by its commands, and averts from wrongdoing by its prohibitions.”
― On the Republic / On the Laws
― On the Republic / On the Laws
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