Aristotle on politics

The central concern of theorists is to establish a form of constitution that a society will likely succeed. Political success according to Aristotle is determined by the happiness of the citizens of the society. Aristotle’s vision of a perfect government all begins with the character of the citizenry leading to the happiness of a whole state. Through his studies, Aristotle came to the conclusion that in order to achieve a perfect constitution it is …

…citizen has reached the point of where they live in moderation and are able to distinguish between the mean and the extremes, the good of society and the citizens will follow. Aristotle’s writings and teachings of the goodness of moderation in life and government proved to be the bases of many government systems today. His message of moral virtue and self-control has been a great influence to political theorists and political science to date.