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philosopher, or at least would have something philosophical
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about him or her, and who may only be fully at home in the best regime.
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But of course the best regime lacks actuality.
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We all know that.
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It has never existed.
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The best regime embodies a supreme paradox, it would seem.
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It is superior in some ways to all actual regimes,
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but it has no concrete existence anywhere.
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This makes it difficult, you could say and this is
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Aristotle's point, I think, this makes it difficult for the
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philosopher to be a good citizen of any actual regime.
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Philosophy will never feel fully or truly at home