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... polis , superseding the clan or tribal organization that had become irrelevant for the new way of life . Extraordinarily divided by geography , they enjoyed and cherished their divided- ness , the independence of as many as a thousand ...
... polis , superseding the clan or tribal organization that had become irrelevant for the new way of life . Extraordinarily divided by geography , they enjoyed and cherished their divided- ness , the independence of as many as a thousand ...
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... polis was hopelessly disadvan- taged compared to the larger states able to support standing forces always ready for action . Demosthenes , as the fourth century was waning , pleaded in vain for a citizens ' army instead of the ...
... polis was hopelessly disadvan- taged compared to the larger states able to support standing forces always ready for action . Demosthenes , as the fourth century was waning , pleaded in vain for a citizens ' army instead of the ...
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... polis strayed long from republicanism . Government tended , however , toward plutocracy as popularity and position were largely bought ; and the chief magistracies often formed effectively governing cabinets . High position was rather ...
... polis strayed long from republicanism . Government tended , however , toward plutocracy as popularity and position were largely bought ; and the chief magistracies often formed effectively governing cabinets . High position was rather ...
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Conditions of State Systems | 21 |
The Open Society | 41 |
Creativity | 61 |
Copyright | |
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