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1988 presidential campaign and the election of George Bush.

Intro -- Contents -- Foreword -- Introduction -- One -- 1. Beginnings (1274b32- 41) -- 2. Citizens (1274b41- 1276b15) -- 3. To Be or Not to Be (1276a6- 1276b15) -- 4. To Be and to Be (1276b16- 1277b32) -- 5. Noncitizens (1277b33- 1278b5) -- Two -- 1. "The Few in Opposition" (1278b6- 1279a21) -- 2. From a Man's Point of View (1279a22- 1280a6) -- 3. Ignoble Division (1280a7- 25) -- 4. The Oligarchic Logos (1280a25- 1281a10) -- 5. Unreason Is the Reason (1281a11- 39) -- 6. The Multitude, the Demos, and Free Men (1281a39- 1282b13) -- Three -- 1. Political Philosophy (1282b14- 1284a3) -- 2. Hares and Hermaphrodites (1284a3- 1284b34) -- 3. Kings (1284b35- 1286a9) -- 4. The King of Kings (1286a7- 1286b40) -- 5. The King of the Beasts (1287a1- 1288b6) -- Appendix 1: A Note on the Translation -- Appendix 2: Translation of Aristotle's Politics, Book III -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index

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