“Inequality is everywhere at the bottom of faction, for in general faction arises from men's striving for what is equal.”

“Democracy arises out of the notion that those who are equal in any respect are equal in all respects; because men are equally free, they claim to be absolutely equal.”

“bad men... aim at getting more than their share of advantages, while in labor and public service they fall short of their share; and each man wishing for advantage to himself criticizes his neighbor and stands in his way; for if people do not watch it carefully the common weal is soon destroyed. The result is that they are in a state of faction, putting compulsion on each other but unwilling themselves to do what is just.”

“Democracy arose from men's thinking that if they are equal in any respect, they are equal absolutely.”

“Fear is pain arising from the anticipation of evil.”

“The only stable state is the one in which all men are equal before the law.”

“The pleasures arising from thinking and learning will make us think and learn all the more. 1153a 23”