Full Idea
In a state the good aimed at is justice; and that means what is for the benefit of the whole community; and all men believe that justice means equality in some sense.
Gist of Idea
The good is obviously justice, which benefits the whole community, and involves equality in some sense
Source
Aristotle (Politics [c.332 BCE], 1282b17)
Book Reference
Aristotle: 'Politics', ed/tr. Sinclair,T.A. /Saunders,T. [Penguin 1992], p.207
A Reaction
Aristotle's idea of justice seems closer to finding what is appropriate than it does to mere equality of treatment.