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Ashahrabif Posted 12 years ago
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May we not even say?

What is the meaning of this sentence?

""May we not even say, that that form of government is the best, which provides the most effectually for a pure selection of these natural aristoi into the offices of government?""
  

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"" ~ Can't we say that the best form of government is the government that is most effective at providing a way of selecting naturally talented "aristoi" for government service? "aristoi" comes from a Greek work that means "noble warrior", but it's used here to mean something like "higher class people", or whatever class of people was mentioned earlier in the text. CJ

  • "" ~ Can't we say that the best form of government is the government that is most effective at providing a way of selecting naturally talented "aristoi" for government service?
  • "aristoi" comes from a Greek work that means "noble warrior", but it's used here to mean something like "higher class people", or whatever class of people was mentioned earlier in the text.
  • CJ
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ashahrabif""May we not even say, that that form of government is the best, which provides the most effectually for a pure selection of these natural aristoi into the offices of government?""
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Can't we say that the best form of government is the government that is most effective at providing a way of selecting naturally talented "aristoi" for government ser

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