# Quote — Aristotle, The Politics

> A state is not a mere society, having a common place, established for the prevention of mutual crime and for the sake of exchange.... Political society exists for the sake of noble actions, and not of mere companionship.

- Author: [Aristotle](https://www.leafyquotes.com/aristotle.md)
- Book: [The Politics](https://www.leafyquotes.com/aristotle/the-politics.md)
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> It is also in the interests of a tyrant to make his subjects poor, so that he may be able to afford the cost of his bodyguard, while the people are so occupied with their daily tasks that they have no time for plotting.

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