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The law is reason, free from passion
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"The law is reason, free from passion"

- Aristotle

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Aristotle's quote "The law is reason, free from passion" is a pointer that the law should be based upon reasonable thought and not on emotion. He believed that laws should be based upon logical principles and not on individual sensations or desires. He argued that laws must be impartial and constant, and that they ought to be used equally to all people no matter their social status or personal beliefs. He likewise thought that laws ought to be based upon the common excellent and not on the interests of any particular person or group. This quote is a pointer that laws need to be based on factor and not on feeling, which they need to be applied fairly and regularly. It is a pointer that laws should be based upon the common excellent and not on the interests of any particular person or group.

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Aristotle This quote is written / told by Aristotle between 384 BC and 322 BC. He was a famous Philosopher from Greece. The author also have 113 other quotes.

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