Tyranny is a kind of monarchy which has in view the interest of the monarch only; oligarchy looks to the interest of the wealthy; democracy, to the interest of the needy: none of them to the common good of all.
— Aristotle Ancient

Philosopher, logic, natural science

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Politics, Book III, Chapter 7

Date / Period

c. 350 BCE

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Controversial

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https://classics.mit.edu/Aristotle/politics.3.3.html

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