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    Challenges→An aristocratic government will be corrupted if equality among nobles is not maintained

    If unequal nobles are still bound by shared interest in preserving aristocratic privilege against commoners, the ruling principle of moderation remains functionally intact.

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    • 1.Shared class interests create mutual accountability: nobles cannot exploit each other without risking collective retaliation against their privileged position.
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    • 2.Common external threat (commoner uprising) incentivizes cooperative restraint among nobles to maintain unified front and prevent system collapse.
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    • 3.Moderation functions through structural constraint, not virtue: even selfish nobles moderate behavior when self-preservation depends on aristocratic stability.
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    • 1.Shared privilege does not prevent internal domination: stronger nobles can systematically oppress weaker ones while maintaining aristocratic hierarchy against commoners.
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    • 2.Moderation requires willing constraint by those with power; fear of commoners creates desperate competition among nobles, destabilizing rather than moderating the system.
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    • 3.Functional aristocratic unity against commoners is compatible with radical inequality among nobles—contradicting the claim that moderation 'remains intact' within the ruling class.
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