Question

Our constitution does not copy the laws of neighboring states . . . . its administration favors the many instead of the few; this is why it is called a democracy. if we look to the laws, they afford equal justice to all in their private differences . . . class considerations not being allowed to interfere with merit. â€"pericles according to pericles, how is athens different from other greek city-states? athens has an administration that favors the upper classes. athens has laws that treat all people fairly, regardless of social class. athens took the best laws of neighboring states and made them even better. athens has a constitution, while other neighboring states are lawless.

Answer 1

The given passage is from a speech given by the Athenian leader Pericles, after the first battle of the Peloponnesian war.

"He claimed that the his government, unlike other Greek states, treated all its people fairly regardless of class.

He defined democracy as" a system which protects the interests of all the people, not just a minority. He also said that the ability to govern and participate in government was more important than one's class."

Pericles was a master orator, his speeches and elegies celebrate the greatness of a democratic Athens . The most famous among them is his “Funeral Oration,” a speech given after the first year of the Peloponnesian War to commemorate the war dead."

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Answer 2

Answer:

Athens has laws that treat all people fairly, regardless of social class.

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