21046 | The aim of legislators, and of a good constitution, is to create good citizens [Aristotle] |
22546 | A city is a community of free people, and the constitution should aim at the common advantage [Aristotle] |
2821 | The six constitutions are monarchy/tyranny, aristocracy/oligarchy, and polity/democracy [Aristotle] |
22558 | Constitutions specify distribution of offices, the authorities, and the community's aim [Aristotle] |
22566 | The greed of the rich is more destructive than the greed of the people [Aristotle] |
2835 | Any constitution can be made to last for a day or two [Aristotle] |
2973 | We must decide the most desirable human life before designing a constitution [Aristotle] |
22580 | The best constitution enables everyone to live the best life [Aristotle] |
5852 | The four constitutions are democracy (freedom), oligarchy (wealth), aristocracy (custom), tyranny (security) [Aristotle] |
1781 | Stoics favour a mixture of democracy, monarchy and aristocracy [Stoic school, by Diog. Laertius] |
6309 | The principle foundations of all states are good laws and good armies [Machiavelli] |
21091 | It would be absurd if even a free constitution did not impose restraints, for the public good [Hume] |
23261 | A people, not government, creates a constitution, which is essential for legitimacy [Paine] |
21077 | Each nation should, from self-interest, join an international security constitution [Kant] |
21078 | A constitution must always be improved when necessary [Kant] |
19861 | There is only a constitution if rights are assured, and separation of powers defined [Mirabeau/committee] |
22796 | A constitution embodies a nation's rights and condition [Hegel] |
22675 | In American judges rule according to the Constitution, not the law [Tocqueville] |
18294 | The state coldly claims that it is the people, but that is a lie [Nietzsche] |
21034 | A just constitution harmonises the different freedoms [Sandel] |
21037 | A ratified constitution may not be a just constitution [Sandel] |