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[filed under theme 24. Political Theory / B. Nature of a State / 3. Constitutions
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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 Ref
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.
The
21 ideas
with the same theme
[formal statement of a society's structure and rights]:
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21046
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The aim of legislators, and of a good constitution, is to create good citizens
[Aristotle]
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22546
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A city is a community of free people, and the constitution should aim at the common advantage
[Aristotle]
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2821
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The six constitutions are monarchy/tyranny, aristocracy/oligarchy, and polity/democracy
[Aristotle]
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22558
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Constitutions specify distribution of offices, the authorities, and the community's aim
[Aristotle]
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22566
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The greed of the rich is more destructive than the greed of the people
[Aristotle]
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2835
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Any constitution can be made to last for a day or two
[Aristotle]
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2973
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We must decide the most desirable human life before designing a constitution
[Aristotle]
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22580
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The best constitution enables everyone to live the best life
[Aristotle]
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5852
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The four constitutions are democracy (freedom), oligarchy (wealth), aristocracy (custom), tyranny (security)
[Aristotle]
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1781
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Stoics favour a mixture of democracy, monarchy and aristocracy
[Stoic school, by Diog. Laertius]
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6309
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The principle foundations of all states are good laws and good armies
[Machiavelli]
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21091
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It would be absurd if even a free constitution did not impose restraints, for the public good
[Hume]
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23261
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A people, not government, creates a constitution, which is essential for legitimacy
[Paine]
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21077
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Each nation should, from self-interest, join an international security constitution
[Kant]
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21078
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A constitution must always be improved when necessary
[Kant]
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19861
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There is only a constitution if rights are assured, and separation of powers defined
[Mirabeau/committee]
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22796
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A constitution embodies a nation's rights and condition
[Hegel]
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22675
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In American judges rule according to the Constitution, not the law
[Tocqueville]
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18294
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The state coldly claims that it is the people, but that is a lie
[Nietzsche]
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21034
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A just constitution harmonises the different freedoms
[Sandel]
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21037
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A ratified constitution may not be a just constitution
[Sandel]
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