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> # Both oligarch and tyrant mistrust the people, and therefore deprive them of their arms.

[Aristotle](https://quotesby.net/Aristotle)\#29

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## About this quote

What does it mean?Oligarchs and tyrants disarm people to keep them mistrustful and controlled.In plain termsRulers take away arms to control the people.What can you take from it?Disarming citizens helps rulers maintain power.

### Where it applies

- authoritarian rule
- civil liberty

### Putting it to work

- monitor disarmament
- protect civil rights

### Questions to consider

- Why do leaders disarm citizens?

### Another view

It ignores legitimate reasons for regulation.

## More from Aristotle

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3. > Inferiors revolt in order that they may be equal, and equals that they may be superior. Such is the state of mind which creates revolutions.

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