Aristotle conceived of politics as being like an organism rather than like a machine, and as a collection of parts none of which can exist without the others.
ˈæɹɪstˌɑːɾəl kənsˈiːvd ʌv pˈɑːlətˌɪks æz bˌiːɪŋ lˈaɪk ɐn ˈɔːɹɡənˌɪzəm ɹˈæðɚ ðɐn lˈaɪk ɐ məʃˈiːn, ænd æz ɐ kəlˈɛkʃən ʌv pˈɑːɹts nˈʌn ʌvwˈɪtʃ kæn ɛɡzˈɪst wɪðˌaʊt ðɪ ˈʌðɚz.