In a democracy the poor will have more power than the rich, because there are more of them, and the will of the majority is supreme – Aristotle

Excellence, then, is a state concerned with choice, lying in a mean, relative to us, this being determined by reason and in the way in which the man of practical wisdom would determine it – Aristotle

The most perfect political community is one in which the middle class is in control, and outnumbers both of the other classes – Aristotle

No one would choose a friendless existence on condition of having all the other things in the world – Aristotle

Character may almost be called the most effective means of persuasion – Aristotle

Friendship is a single soul dwelling in two bodies – Aristotle