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I have what I call an “iron prescription” that helps me keep sane when I drift toward preferring one intense ideology over another. I feel that I’m not entitled to have an opinion unless I can state the arguments against my own position better than the people who are in opposition. I think that I am qualified to speak only when I’ve reached that state.
Poor Charlie's Almanack: The Wit and Wisdom of Charles T. Munger
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Aristotle gave a number of options as to how the cycle could be halted or slowed:
- **Even the most minor changes to basic laws and constitutions must be opposed** because over time the small changes will add up to a complete transformation.
- In aristocracies and democracies the tenure of rulers must be kept very short to prevent them from becoming despots
- __External threats, real or imagined, preserve internal peace__
- The three government basic systems can be blended into one, taking the best elements of each
- If any one individual gains too much power, be it political, monetary, or military he should be banished from the polis
- Judges and magistrates must never accept money to make decisions
- The middle class must be large
- Most important to Aristotle in preserving a constitution is **education**: __if all the citizens are aware of the law, history, and the constitution they will endeavor to maintain a good government.__
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