Aristotle Quotes
It is not always the same thing to be a good man and a good citizen.
Aristotle, 384-322 BC, Greek Philosopher & Teacher, Nicomachean Ethics
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The Dutch had a specific view that the more affluent or educated citizens had more obligations to society and duties than others less fortunate or talented. Modern America recognizes this general concept by means of having a progressive income tax, but America and almost no other nations have this concept of progressive duties of citizenship.
Aristotle (/ærɪˈstɒtəl/; Greek: Ἀριστοτέλης Aristotélēs, pronounced [aristotélɛːs]; 384–322 BC) was a Greek philosopher and polymath during the Classical period in Ancient Greece. Taught by Plato, he was the founder of the Lyceum, the Peripatetic school of philosophy, and the Aristotelian tradition. His writings cover many subjects including physics, biology, zoology, metaphysics, logic, ethics, aesthetics, poetry, theatre, music, rhetoric, psychology, linguistics, economics, politics, meteorology, geology and government. Aristotle provided a complex synthesis of the various philosophies existing prior to him. It was above all from his teachings that the West inherited its intellectual lexicon, as well as problems and methods of inquiry. As a result, his philosophy has exerted a unique influence on almost every form of knowledge in the West and it continues to be a subject of contemporary philosophical discussion.
