Single Idea 22572

[catalogued under 24. Political Theory / C. Ruling a State / 3. Government / c. Executive]

Full Idea

Those holding the controlling offices should possess friendship towards the constitution, great capacity for that office, and the virtue and justice required by that constitution.

Gist of Idea

Officers should like the constitution, be capable, and have appropriate virtues and justice

Source

Aristotle (Politics [c.332 BCE], 1309a33)

Book Reference

Aristotle: 'Politics', ed/tr. Reeve,C.D.C. [Hackett 2017], p.128


A Reaction

We need to remember that all officers in our democracy need to be fully committed to that system of government (which does not always seem to me to be the case).

Related Idea

Idea 22573 The virtue of justice may be relative to a particular constitution [Aristotle]