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And that which is chosen by all is better
than that which is not; and that which the majority choose than that which the
minority choose;
for, as we
have said, the good is that which all desire, and consequently a good is
greater, the more it is desired. The same applies to goods which are recognized
as greater by opponents or enemies, by judges, or by those whom they select; for
in the one case it would be, so to say, the verdict of all mankind, in the other
that of those who are acknowledged authorities and experts.
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Aristotle in 23 Volumes, Vol. 22, translated by J. H. Freese. Aristotle. Cambridge and London. Harvard University Press; William Heinemann Ltd. 1926.
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