A state is not a mere society, having a common place, established for the prevention of mutual crime and for the sake of exchange. These are conditions without which a state cannot exist; but all of them together do not constitute a state.
— Aristotle Ancient

Philosopher, logic, natural science

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Politics, Book III, Chapter 9

Date / Period

c. 350 BCE

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Controversial

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https://classics.mit.edu/Aristotle/politics.3.3.html

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