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“Indeed, equals or peers when they are numerous become a kind of democracy, and therefore demagogues are very likely to rise among them, as I have already remarked. The short tenure of office prevents oligarchies and aristocracies from falling into the hands of families; It is not easy for a person to do any great harm when his tenure of office is short, whereas long possession begets tyranny.” -Aristotle

^What is the central idea of Aristotle’s quote?

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The central idea is that when there are a ton of equals, its like a democracy.

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