Rhet gre 1360a30-33χρήσιμον δὲ πρὸς τὰς νομοθεσίας (31) τὸ μὴ μόνον ἐπαΐειν τίς πολιτεία συμφέρει, ἐκ τῶν παρ(32)εληλυθότων θεωροῦντα, ἀλλὰ καὶ τὰς παρὰ τοῖς ἄλλοις (33) εἰδέναι, αἱ ποῖαι τοῖς ποίοις ἁρμόττουσιν·
Rhys Roberts 1924 engIt is useful, in framing laws, not only to study the past history of one’s own country, in order to understand which constitution is desirable for it now, but also to have a knowledge of the constitutions of other nations, and so to learn for what kinds of nation the various kinds of constitution are suited.
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