"The Origin of the Family, Private Property, and The State" by Friedrich Engels (Pt. 2)
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The Rise and Fall of the Athenian State
Engels presents most of this chapter as a set of lists where he lays out some of the traditions of the gens and the principles which govern it. So, Engels writes quote, first mutual right of inheritance among Gentile members. The property remained within the gens since fatherite already prevailed in the Roman gens. And number nine, the right to elect the chief to depose him in nowhere mentioned. By examining the rise and fall of the Athenian state, Engels provides an essential framework for understanding the evolution of human societies.
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