Question

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; nor again does poverty bar the way, if a man is able to serve the state, he is not hindered by the obscurity of his condition. What is the main idea of Pericles’s statement? Poverty can keep citizens from serving. Citizens are different from one another. The law treats all men equally. All men should be able to serve the state.

Answer 1

The best answer is C) The law treats all men equally

Pericles establishes that the laws afford equal justice to all, and lists the ways in which they ensure that all men are able to serve the state regardless of social class. 

Answer 2

The correct answer is C) The law treats all men equally.

The main idea of Pericles’ statement is that the law treats all men equally.

The statement clearly says that “if we look to the laws, they afford equal justice to all in their private differences.” This means that despite differences among men such as status, class, or family, the law affords equal justice to all.

Pericles (495-429 BCE) was an stasteman from ancient Greek. He was a notable man that when leading the Greeks, worked for the democracy in Athens.