Politics

by Aristotle · c. 335 BCE

Benjamin Jowett's translation, 1885. 103 parts, about 93,990 words, 7 hours of reading. Source edition.

Passages the guide marks

Man is by nature a political animal.
Book I, chapter 2, 1253a · Read it in Book I, Chapter II
He who is unable to live in society, or who has no need because he is sufficient for himself, must be either a beast or a god.
Book I, chapter 2, 1253a · Read it in Book I, Chapter II
A state exists for the sake of a good life, and not for the sake of life only.
Book III, chapter 9, 1280a · Read it in Book III, Chapter IX
Aristotle argues that some people are slaves by nature, on the ground that they can perceive reason without possessing it, then concedes that those enslaved by war and law often are not.
Book I, chapters 4 to 6 · Read it in Book I, Chapter IV
He observes that the best political community is run by the middle sort, and that cities with a large middle group are least prone to faction.
Book IV, chapter 11 · Read it in Book IV, Chapter XI

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Public domain in the United States; the Project Gutenberg edition is free of restrictions under the Project Gutenberg License. Translated by Benjamin Jowett. It is not the edition the programs assign; the guide names that one, and the buy links there point at it.

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