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Aristotle

If liberty and equality, as is thought by some, are chiefly to be found in democracy, they will be best attained when all persons alike share in government to the utmost.

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Aristotle is saying that freedom and equal treatment are most likely to happen in a system where everyone participates fully in governing. He believes that the best way to achieve these ideals is by involving all people equally in making decisions that affect them.

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