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Thought for the Day - August 25th, 2013

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“ὑπόθεσις μὲν οὖν τῆς δημοκρατικῆς πολιτείας ἐλευθερία (τοῦτο γὰρ λέγειν εἰώθασιν, ὡς ἐν μόνῃ τῇ πολιτείᾳ ταύτῃ μετέχοντας ἐλευθερίας:”
Aristotle. Politics. 350 BC. Book VI, Section 1317a (40)
SEE (GREEK): www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/t…
SEE (ENGLISH): books.google.com/books?id=QiqG…
WEB PRESENCE: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aristotl…
WEB PRESENCE: philpapers.org/browse/aristotl…
VARIANT: “The basis of a democratic state is liberty.”
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A quote you might like:
"Of all tyrannies a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good
of its victim may be the most oppressive. It may be better to live
under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies.
The robber baron’s cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may
at some point be satiated, but those who torment us for our own good
will torment us without end for they do so with the approval
of their own conscience."  - C.S. Lewis