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Who Counts as the People in a Democracy? - From Athenian Assembly to Modern Representation | Sleepy Facts About History
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Most of us were taught a simple story: democracy was invented in ancient Athens, steadily improved over the centuries, and became the system we know today. But the historical record tells a much more complicated tale. For centuries, the word "democracy" was not an aspiration but an insult, associated with mob rule and instability. This episode traces the contested evolution of popular power, from the direct participation of Athenian citizens to the mixed constitution of the Roman Republic…
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