Normal/Good Government
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Number of Rulers
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Perverted Government
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Monarchy
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One
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Tyranny
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Aristocracy
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Few
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Oligarchy
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Democracy
|
Many
|
Mobocracy
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Evidently, Aristotle’s
classification of the government is based on two principles: The number of persons who exercise supreme
power and the ends they seek to serve self-interest or benefit of the
community.
The good government are as follows: Firstly, the monarchy, rule by one man; Secondly, aristocracy,
rule by a few men and; Lastly, democracy rule by the people.
However, the good
government may in the course of the time be corrupted. Hence, A monarchy may
degenerate into a tyranny, rule of a bad ruler; aristocracy into oligarchy,
rule of unscrupulous rich persons or nobles; democracy into mobocracy rule of
mob.
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