To the size of the state there is a limit, as there is to plants, animals and implements, … - Aristotle

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My opinion changes rapidly - one minute I can think it is very good and the next time I look at it, I see all the flaws and weaknesses therein.

Aristotle

To the size of the state there is a limit, as there is to plants, animals and implements, for none of these retain their facility when they are too large.

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Only an armed people can be truly free. Only an unarmed people can ever be enslaved.

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Be a free thinker and don't accept everything you hear as truth. Be critical and evaluate what you believe in.

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