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1We have already discussed2 how many and what are the varieties of the
deliberative body or sovereign power in the state, and of the system of
magistracies and of law-courts, and which variety is adapted to which form of
constitution, and also3 the
destruction of constitutions and their preservation, from what sort of people
they originate and what are their causes. But as a matter of fact since there
have come into existence several kinds of democracy and similarly of the other
forms of constitution, it will be well at the same time to consider4 any point that
remains about these varieties, and also determine the mode of organization
appropriate and advantageous for each. And further we must also investigate5 the
combinations of all the modes of organizing the actual departments of state that
have been mentioned,6
Aristotle. Aristotle in 23 Volumes, Vol. 21, translated by H. Rackham. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1944.
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