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Full Idea
Any constitution can be made to last for a day or two.
Gist of Idea
Any constitution can be made to last for a day or two
Source
Aristotle (Politics [c.332 BCE], 1319b35)
Book Ref
Aristotle: 'Politics', ed/tr. Sinclair,T.A. /Saunders,T. [Penguin 1992], p.373
A Reaction
An important issue for Aristotle, which we no longer seem to worry about. A constitution should aim, when it is created, to be acceptable enough to be durable.