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  1. Feb 2022
    1. No bound to riches has been fixed for man

      He refutes, bound is what you put in

    2. The master is only the master of the slave; he does not belong to him, whereas the slave is not only the slave of his master, but wholly belongs to him.

      Tie to state - you belong to the state, but the state does not belong to you

    3. Thus the state is by nature clearly prior to the family and to the individual

      Could be discussing importance

    4. As in other departments of science, so in politics, the compound should always be resolved into the simple elements or least parts of the whole. We must therefore look at the elements of which the state is composed, in order that we may see in what they differ from one another, and whether any scientific distinction can be drawn between the different kinds of rule

      Argues against Plato's idea of household rank, but also on board with idea tht happiness comes from life in society

    5. THE POLITICS

      General notes: how men relate to the state & how personal relations reflect that relationship - Community over family