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The exclusion of foreign (even Greek) settlers from citizenship, save in exceptional cases, was entirely contrary to our ideas. THE EXCLUSION OF FOREIGN EVEN GREEK SETTLERS FROM CITIZENSHIP SAVE IN EXCEPTIONAL CASES WAS ENTIRELY CONTRARY TO OUR IDEAS
s has been alluded to in a preceding article. What did happen in Athens was a wonderful growth from aristocratic exclusiveness toward democracy. The gains that were made brought about finally a state of things that was never approached elsewhere in the ancient world save possibly in the Hebrew commonwealth. For this advance all honor is due the men of Athens. A comparative study of the earlier constitution with the successive reforms of Solon and Cleisthenes may well be used to point out that the common people were more and more coming into their own. West, on p. 125 of his “Ancient World,” has a table of some of these constitutions which might well be completed as a blackboard exercise. It will then at once become apparent what direction reform was taking. Note, however, the weakness of the executive and the reason for it, i. e., the Greek jealousy of individual or continued power. Show how the tyranny of Peisistratos was almost the inevitable result of this weakness of the executive. S TRULY SO THIS HAS BEEN ALLUDED TO IN A PRECEDING ARTICLE WHAT DID HAPPEN IN ATHENS WAS A WONDERFUL GROWTH FROM ARISTOCRATIC EXCLUSIVENESS TOWARDS DEMOCRACY THE GAINS THAT WERE MADE BROUGHT ABOUT FINALLY A STATE OF THINGS THAT WAS NEVER APPROACHED ELSEWHERE IN THE ANCIENT WORLD SAVE POSSIBLY IN THE HEBREW COMMONWEALTH FOR THIS ADVANCE ALL HONOR IS DUE THE MEN OF ATHENS A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE EARLIER CONSTITUTION WITH THE SUCCESSIVE REFORMS OF SOLON AND CLAESTONIES MAY WELL BE USED TO POINT OUT THAT THE COMMON PEOPLE WERE MORE AND MORE COMING INTO THEIR OWN WEST ON PAGE ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY FIVE OF HIS ANCIENT WORLD HAS A TABLE OF SOME OF THESE CONSTITUTIONS WHICH MIGHT WELL BE COMPLETED AS A BLACKBOARD EXERCISE IT WILL THEN AT ONCE BECOME APPARENT WHAT DIRECTION REFORM WAS TAKING NOTE HOWEVER THE WEAKNESS OF THE EXECUTIVE AND THE REASON FOR IT I E THE GREEK JEALOUSY OF INDIVIDUAL OR CONTINUED POWER SHOW HOW THE TYRANNY OF PASIS TRAVITABLE RESULT OF THIS WEAKNESS OF THE EXECUTIVE
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