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Another quote by Aristotle
Another quote about change
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Even when laws have been written down, they ought not always to remain unaltered.
”
Aristotle
,
Politics
.
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Aristotle
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Politics
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Translated by Benjamin Jowett
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"Even when laws have been written down, they ought not always to remain unaltered."
Aristotle
, Politics.
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