In our fast paced technologically advanced society today, our
             governments have evolved into supposedly well oiled machines effectively
             managing budgets, jails, militaries, as well as many other programs.
             Unfortunately, many of these governments are not as well organized, as they
             could be. Democratic countries like France, Germany, and even the United
             States have some very serious shortcomings to the way their governments
             are managed. These problems occur, many times at a very basic level, rather
             than at the minor details. One problem that is consistent with many
             countries is the maintenance of governmental programs over large
             geographical areas. Many times geographic or social differences within
             countries are what cause these problems. The ancient Greek philosopher
             Aristotle had simple, yet ingenious ways to deal with problems, precisely
             like these. Aristotle solved this problem, for example, by dividing the
             country into both geographic and social regions. Then he would have smaller
             governments for each of these sections. These divisions were similar to
             states or provinces in some modern countries today. Aristotle's ideas, in
             general, on governmental politics were revolutionary in Athens, when he
             wrote them and some could even have positive effects on governments
             today. Modern governments, such as Germany, France, and the United States
             could all use Aristotle's ideas to make their own governments run much more
             efficiently. Aristotle even had plans to minimize corruption, a big problem in
             most governments today. If modern democratic countries based their
             political philosophies more on Aristotle's theories, they could run smoother
             and do a better job of supporting the people, which is what democracies were
             The polis is a partnership of citizens in a system of government that
             serves to achieve the common good. It is not just a place where people live
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