Politics & Government · Political Theory
A topic within Political Theory, itself one of 14 topics in that field and part of Politics & Government.
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Cicero
The best state mixes monarchy, aristocracy and democracy so no single group's interest dominates, and only a citizenry trained in virtue and law can keep such a mixed constitution stable.
about 2.5 hours to readlink checked 17 Sept 2026Niccolò Machiavelli
Republics, not principalities, are the more durable form of state because the conflict between the people and the nobility, properly channelled through institutions, produces liberty rather than destroying it.
link checked 17 Sept 2026James Harrington
Political power follows the distribution of property in land, so a stable republic must fix landholding by law and rotate office among citizens to stop any faction from converting wealth into permanent rule.
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