Democracy: The Role Of Democracy In Ancient Greece

Let’s take a vote: Are the Ancient Greeks impressive or what? Isn’t their organized government fascinating? Well, it’s definitely a unanimous vote in favor of the Greeks! By participating in that vote, you have just taken part of a Greek legacy. The government!
One of Greece's most beneficial contributions to the modern-world is our democratic system of government, which reached its peak in Athens during Pericles’ time. Greek’s government is a stable and unified form of government, whose connections are well spread. It derives from the profound ideas of Greek political leaders such as Pericles. Their unique ideas are extremely strong, and are like flames, as they catch on very easily. Many nations have used some of its central ideas while developing their governments and a great example is the United States of America. Ancient Greek democracy had a deep influence on the design of political institutions in the United States. Many ideas from Ancient Greece pertaining to how they set up their
Paine was standing strong with an intense determination, as he even portrayed the United States as a descendant of Ancient Greece, who would expand upon the deeply rooted base of direct democracy. Evidence of his extensive campaigning is apparent when Paine wrote in The Rights of Man that “We see more to admire and less to condemn, in that great, extraordinary people, than in anything which history affords”. For Paine, the principle of representation through elected candidates was a means of augmenting, because it was the route to perfecting democracy rather than relinquishing it. Paine’s powerful, yet peaceful words, urged Americans to think “outside the box for themselves”, so they could be within the democratic as well as republican tradition, symbolizing the faithful embracement of representative democracy within our