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Quotation from The Athenian Constitution by Aristotle (attributed)
“Cleisthenes, being beaten in the political clubs, called in the people by giving the franchise to the masses.”
The Athenian Constitution, Part 20, trans. Frederic G. Kenyon (1891)
The struggle with Isagoras after the fall of the tyranny, which led to Cleisthenes' reforms.
Citation: "Cleisthenes, being beaten in the political clubs, called in the people by giving the franchise to the masses." — Aristotle (attributed), The Athenian Constitution, Part 20, trans. Frederic G. Kenyon (1891). (id athenian-constitution-q5)
Portrait: Papyrus 131 (British Library), the manuscript of the Athenian Constitution, Unknown scribe, Public domain.
