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Full Idea
The state aims to consist as far as possible of those who are like and equal.
Gist of Idea
The state aims to consist as far as possible of those who are like and equal
Source
Aristotle (Politics [c.332 BCE], 1295b25)
Book Ref
Aristotle: 'Politics', ed/tr. Sinclair,T.A. /Saunders,T. [Penguin 1992], p.267
A Reaction
He knows that this cannot be fully achieved. It gets worrying when misfits are pressured into conformity. This sounds like Aristotle's less liberal side - though he accepts diversity.