Mises Daily
Author:
Matt Summers
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In the opening lines of Book Two in Aristotle’s Politics , Aristotle ponders, out of all of the political arrangements, “which is the best for all those able to lead an ideal life?” (1260 b 25). [1] His inquiry leads him to a starting point, the realization that citizens of any city must share some things while keeping others private. His quest to