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Quotation from The Athenian Constitution by Aristotle (attributed)
“The democracy has made itself master of everything and administers everything by its votes in the Assembly and by the law-courts, in which it holds the supreme power.”
The Athenian Constitution, Part 41, trans. Frederic G. Kenyon (1891)
The conclusion of the historical half, after the list of eleven changes of constitution.
Citation: "The democracy has made itself master of everything and administers everything by its votes in the Assembly and by the law-courts, in which it holds the supreme power." — Aristotle (attributed), The Athenian Constitution, Part 41, trans. Frederic G. Kenyon (1891). (id athenian-constitution-q6)
Portrait: Papyrus 131 (British Library), the manuscript of the Athenian Constitution, Unknown scribe, Public domain.
