Aristotle on Excellence in Leadership

Aristotle on Excellence in Leadership <i>"But when a whole family, or some individual, happens to be so preeminent in excellence as to surpass all others, then it is just that they should be the royal family and supreme over all, or that this one citizen should be king."</i>(1288a15-20) The key to Aristotle’s quote is hidden in his definition of excellence. In Aristotle’s context excellence refers to the excellence of …

…citizen of our nation. That is we are voting for that citizen who can do the best job of working towards our common interests. The citizen of a state who has the greatest ability to work towards the salvation of the constitution has a gift that all citizens can benefit from. It only makes sense to beseech that citizen to lead the rest of the citizens in working towards the common interests of the state.