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The relation of husband to wife seems to be in the nature of an
aristocracy: the husband rules in virtue of fitness, and in matters that belong to a man's
sphere; matters suited to a woman he hands over to his wife. When the husband controls
everything, he transforms the relationship into an oligarchy, for he governs in violation
of fitness, and not in virtue of superiority. And sometimes when the wife is an heiress it is
she who rules. In these cases then authority goes not by virtue but by wealth and power,
as in an oligarchy.
Aristotle in 23 Volumes, Vol. 19, translated by H. Rackham. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1934.
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