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Aristotle: A definition of Justice

Aristotle: A definition of Justice
Which form of government will best serve the state as well as the people? Is it the many? Maybe it is the wealthy? Could it possibly be the few, the best, the good, or the most feared? For ages we have been trying to find an answer to these questions. Well, perhaps it isn’t meant to be just one of these categories, but a mix of all societal groups together. Today, we are still fighting this endless battle about forms of government that great minds of the past pondered, and had yet to truly master.
According to Aristotle, having only the “few and the wealthy” rule is unjust. He was a believer in the majority coming together to form an alliance involving all people and giving everyone the same rights and opportunities. He was a more modern thinker in this way; he didn’t believe that just privileged citizens should be making decisions for the whole society. In his essay he wrote “For the many, of whom each individual is but...

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