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Quotation from De Regno by Thomas Aquinas
“Naturale autem est homini ut sit animal sociale et politicum, in multitudine vivens, magis etiam quam omnia alia animalia”
De Regno, Liber I, Caput 1, trans. Public-domain translation attached in full text metadata
Aquinas grounds political rule in the naturally social and political character of human life.
Citation: "Naturale autem est homini ut sit animal sociale et politicum, in multitudine vivens, magis etiam quam omnia alia animalia" — Thomas Aquinas, De Regno, Liber I, Caput 1, trans. Public-domain translation attached in full text metadata. (id de-regno-q1)
Portrait: Thomas Aquinas and the king of Cyprus, Rinaldo da Siena, Public domain.
