Ten Times Aristotle Was Definitely Talking About Obama

Aristotle is well-known for some of his most famous quotes and records, so here's ten times in which Obama was in sync with the same ideals.

1. "Friendship is essentially a partnership."

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Aristotle believed friendships correlated with happiness directly, which is the purpose of life. Besties are partners in crime in more ways than one- support your other half. #Jobama.

(http://www.pursuit-of-happiness.org/history-of-happiness/aristotle/)

2. "Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies."

Both Aristotle and his teacher, Plato believed that love is a conceptual thought that surpasses biological need and mere feelings or lust. Barack and Michelle though... goals.

(http://www.iep.utm.edu/love/)

3. "It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it."

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Aristotle knows that people who are educated seek truth in the matter of a variety of topics. On philosophical topics, such as opinions which can not be proven, an educated man would acknowledge but not discourage others' viewpoints. People ask Obama a lot of things, most of which he handles with grace and humor.

(http://infed.org/mobi/aristotle-and-education/)

4. "The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet."

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Aristotle believed the purpose of education is to prepare you for a bright future with a broad-based learning experience from liberal arts to sciences. Obama knows this well, as he graduated from Columbia and Harvard Magna Cum Laude. Get you a president that knows what he's talking about.

(https://www.biography.com/people/aristotle-9188415)

5. "Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work."

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It is no secret that when one enjoys their occupation, the performance becomes more focused and detailed, creating a better outcome of the job. Obama knows, because Obama has one of the highest satisfaction rates of any president.

(https://www.biography.com/people/aristotle-9188415)

6. "Good habits formed at youth make all the difference."

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Aristotle knew that someone of true knowledge would have a variety of cultural influences besides the ones he learned about in Greece, so part of his philosophy was acknowledgement of other cultures and manners when doing so. A true gentleman acknowledges traditions from other cultures, like my boy Obama.

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7. "The most perfect political community is one in which the middle class is in control, and outnumbers both of the other classes."

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Aristotle knew that the middle class was the most important in a democracy, because without the middle class the lower class - mostly less educated - will vote to take money away from the higher class which dissipates democracy. Oh look, Obama even supports similar ideals.

(https://underground.net/aristotle-and-the-middle-class/)

8. "The secret to humor is surprise."

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Aristotle often wrote about how comedic stage works should instil humor, which he calls "educated insulance". In order to humor the audience, you must master the perfect unexpected timing to shock them into laughter. No one expected this, Obama.

(https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/humor/)

9. "Even when laws have been written down, they ought not always to remain unaltered."

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Aristotle noted that the laws should be changed in good spirit then mastered, rather than allowing democracy to crumble due to outdated specific laws that no longer have relevance or create problems. Obama made some of the boldest decisions in the history of presidents, such as repealing the Don't Ask, Don't Tell act to benefit all instead of a small group.

(https://books.google.com/books?id=1HUrAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA325&lpg=PA325&dq=aristotle+laws+altered&source=bl&ots=ojfb1Fa55I&sig=70KA_HaZeIDcMDXXPEDTSWz03Nc&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwigzrqJgorUAhUBJiYKHWK-CqsQ6AEIKDAA#v=onepage&q=aristotle%20laws%20altered&f=false)

10. “The only stable state is the one in which all men are equal before the law.”

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Aristotle notes that all people of equal deservance should be proportionally and numerically treated the same. The men should get their due in dividend with the whole. Men being all people of course, and Obama agrees.

(https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/equality/)