into two
classes
who are
either
rich or
poor, and
to leave
nothing in
the
middle.
And
democracies
are safer
and more
permanent
than
oligarchies,
because
they have
a middle
class
which is
more
numerous
and has a
greater
share in
the
government;
for when
there is
no middle
class, and
the poor
greatly
exceed in
number,
troubles
arise, and
the state
soon comes
to an end.
A proof of
the
superiority
of the
middle
dass is
that the
best
