People Generally Despise Where They Flatter.

Of Mankind In General, The Parts Are Greater Than The Whole.

[i]t Is Rather The Case That We Desire Something Because We Believe It To Be Good Than That We Believe A Thing To Be Good Because We Desire It. It Is The Thought That Starts Things Off.

The True Forms Of Government, Therefore, Are Those In Which The One, Or The Few, Or The Many, Govern With A View To The Common Interest; But Governments Which Rule With A View To The Private Interest, Whether Of The One Or Of The Few, Or Of The Many, Are Perversions. For The Members Of A State, If They Are Truly Citizens, Ought To Participate In Its Advantages.

I Will Not Allow The Athenians To Sin Twice Against Philosophy.

No One Who Desires To Become Good Will Become Good Unless He Does Good Things.