"The Origin of the Family, Private Property, and The State" by Friedrich Engels (Pt. 2)
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The Rise of the Athenian State
Engels describes the Athenian state as a democratic republic in which all male citizens had a voice in government. But he notes that this democracy was limited to a small minority of the population. So here we see the rise of the state as both the codifier of class division and the dictatorship of the owning classes even in a democratic republic. Fully equipped with more political rights and power, while also balancing competing interests,. enacting policies to curb flagrant excesses for many one class or segment of the owning Classes.
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