Aristotle once stated, “The most perfect political community is one in which the middle class is in control, and outnumbers both of the other classes.” (Politics) Aristotle was the first author to theorize about the middle class, but he was not the only author to do so. Melancton Smith’s ideas of the middle class were similar in the basic ideas to those of Aristotle. He believed the middle class was the most ideal class to run legislature in the United States.
Melancton Smith believed that the larger the middle class was, the less likely there was for chaos to form within the governmental system due to the temptations and opinions of those who were rich and in power. He believed that in order for a society to thrive and remain balanced it was
Melancton Smith believed that the larger the middle class was, the less likely there was for chaos to form within the governmental system due to the temptations and opinions of those who were rich and in power. He believed that in order for a society to thrive and remain balanced it was