[A] state which becomes progressively more and more a unity will cease to be a state at all. Plurality of numbers is natural in a state; and the further it moves away from plurality towards unity, the less of a state it becomes. Aristotle believed that the citizens of a successful state must

Allow for a diversity of opinions

Explanation:

As towns begin to grow, community increases, same with local government. When this happens, opinions are rarely the same, as people will always have something that would divide them ffrom the rest. In this scenario, due to this growth, it's advisable to allow for diversity of opinions, leading the state or nation based on preexisting or a singular opinion is risky and would further lead to division but where all opinions are welcomed, the people would cherish it.

okay? wahts the question

the historians cited in the article all agree with one another about the cause of the civil war. despite coming from different backgrounds and cultures, the historians agree that slavery was the root cause of the civil war. the fact that all these historiansgenerally agree with one another makes their shared viewpoints more reliable and valid, especially because the historians have different backgrounds and all work for the well-respected institutions of howard university, clemson university, and the university of colorado.