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2828 | Law is intelligence without appetite [Aristotle] |
Full Idea: Law is intelligence without appetite. | |
From: Aristotle (Politics [c.332 BCE], 1287a31) | |
A reaction: Neat, but no laws would be needed if there were no appetites. The idea has a nice Kantian feeling to it, though - of rising into the space of pure reason. |
22537 | Property should be owned privately, but used communally [Aristotle] |
Full Idea: It is better for property to be private, but for its use to be made communal. | |
From: Aristotle (Politics [c.332 BCE], 1263a38) | |
A reaction: This is because people take more care of what is private. Modern large land owners usually allow hikers, but not gardeners. |