Full Idea
A constitution is the way that cities order their offices, how they are distributed, what element is in control in the constitution, and what the end of each community is.
Gist of Idea
Constitutions specify distribution of offices, the authorities, and the community's aim
Source
Aristotle (Politics [c.332 BCE], 1289a15)
Book Reference
Aristotle: 'Politics', ed/tr. Reeve,C.D.C. [Hackett 2017], p.84
A Reaction
Liberal constitutions tend to avoid stating what the end of the city is, because that is for the free citizens to decide. Nothing is said, it seems, about the territory or the population.