The basis of a democratic state is liberty.

τούτου γὰρ στοχάζεσθαί φασι πᾶσαν δημοκρατίαν

Aristotle

Politics

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Topic

Freedom and democracy Democratic legitimacy Democracy Freedom

Author

Aristotle

Source

Politics

Genre

Political literature Philosophical literature

Language

Greek

Time

350 BC 350s BC 4th century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

Occupation

Philosopher Writer

From

Greece Europe Ancient Greece

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Original Citation

Aristotle. Politics. 4th century BC, bk. 6.

Current Citation

Aristotle. Politics, translated by R. F. Stalley and Sir Ernest Barker. Oxford University Press, 2009, bk. 6.

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Without friends no one would choose to live, though he had all other goods.

Aristotle

The Nicomachean Ethics

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Topic
Value of friendship Friends Friendship

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Aristotle
Source
The Nicomachean Ethics
Genre
Philosophical literature
Language
Greek
Time
322 BC 320s BC 4th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
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Original Citation

Aristotle. Ἠθικὰ Νικομάχεια, Ēthika Nikomacheia [Nicomachean Ethics]. c. 322 BC.

Current Citation

Aristotle. Nicomachean Ethics, translated by Terence Irwin. Hackett Publishing, 2019, bk. 8.

Another quote about Democracy

A monarchy is a merchantman which sails well, but will sometimes strike on a rock, and go to the bottom; a republic is a raft which will never sink, but then your feet are always in the water.

Fisher Ames

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Monarchy Democracy Downsides of democracy Political theory
Speaker
Fisher Ames
Medium
Speech
Genre
Political speech
Language
English
Time
1795 1790s 18th century
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Original Citation

Ames, Fisher. Address in the House of Representatives. House of Representatives. 1795, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

Current Citation

Ames, Fisher. Quoted in A Miracle Mirrored: The Dutch Republic in European Perspective, written by Henk van Nierop, edited by Karel Davids and Jan Lucassen. Cambridge University Press, 2011, ch. 2.

Another quote from Classical antiquity

Man is the measure of all things.

Protagoras

Quoted in Theaetetus, by Plato

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Topic
Nature of man
Speaker
Protagoras

Author

Plato
Source
Theaetetus
Medium
Philosophical dialogue
Genre
Philosophical literature
Language
Greek
Time
420 BC 420s BC 5th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
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Original Citation

Plato. Θεαίτητος [Theatetus]. c. 400 BC.

Current Citation

Plato. Theatetus, translated by John McDowell. Oxford University Press, 2014.

Another quote originally in Greek

This cup is the new covenant in My blood. This do, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.

Jesus

1st Corinthians 11:25

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Topic
The Lord's Supper
Speaker
Jesus
Source
1st Corinthians The Bible
Medium
Scripture
Genre
Religious literature
Language
Greek
Time
55 50s 1st century
Era
Classical antiquity
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Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (1st Corinthians 11:25).