Atirtotle's Politics

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mechanism that emerges
from free and equal people in civic associations. It serves as the final
arbiter of problems, and stands above individuals and binds their actions. Laws
change habits and training, but are changeable through certain circumstances and
procedures if it is believed to be unjust. The well-being of a society is
contingent upon to what extent its citizens obey the law. A member of the
polis can be defined as someone who can participate in judging (serve as a juror
in the court system), and in governing (serve in public office). A good citizen
must possess moderation, prudence, and justice, and must be able and willing to
rule and be ruled.
Aristotle defines a constitution as "an arrangement in regard to the
offices of the city. By this arrangement the citizen body distributes office,
either on the basis of the power of those who participate in it, or on the basis
of some sort of general equality (i.e. the equality of the poor, or of the ...

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