Full Idea
The law is the mean.
Gist of Idea
The law is the mean
Source
Aristotle (Politics [c.332 BCE], 1287b04)
Book Reference
Aristotle: 'Politics', ed/tr. Sinclair,T.A. /Saunders,T. [Penguin 1992], p.227
A Reaction
He probably intends to say that the law should be the mean. Since virtue is always the mean (i.e. what is appropriate), then it is almost tautological (for him) that the law is the mean.
Related Idea
Idea 22556 Laws that match people's habits are more effective than mere written rules [Aristotle]