Ancient Athenian Democracy (Radio Edit)
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Kleisthenese's Idea of Democracy
Michael Wolraich: Kleisthenese was a very rich and elite man who decided to leverage the power of the, let's say, stupid and resentful masses. He says we're no strangely little about where he's got his big idea from; it wasn't like he turned up with a sort of one-pager reforming package. Kolraich: His reorganization of the state is a bit like redrawing constituency boundaries in UK politics. "He does deserve kind of, you know, a big round of applause for"
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