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Friendship seems to be the bond of Social Communities.
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“Friendship seems to be the bond of Social Communities.”

Aristotle

Source
Nicomachean Ethics
Date
4th century BCE
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D. P. Chase — Translator · from Ancient Greek
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Friendship has a public dimension as well as a private one because trust and goodwill help hold communities together.

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Nicomachean Ethics, Book VIII; the discussion connects friendship with social and political association.

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