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394 2a. Pericules' Funeral Operation by Rex Warner

394 2a. According to Pericles, how does the Athenian system of government compare to that of its neighbors?

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This quote pretty well sums it up,

"... Our form of does not imitate the laws of neighboring states. On the contrary, we are rather a model to others. Our form of government is called a democracy because its administration is in the hands, not of a few, but of the whole people. In the settling of private disputes, everyone is equal before the law. Election to public office is made on the basis of ability, not on the basis of membership to a particular class. "