Pericles was the man who carried out full democracy in Athens and gave her a theoretical form. No coincidence that the very term democracy appeared for the first time that the age of Pericles was named.
central idea of \u200b\u200bPericles was that the assembly of all Athenian citizens, the Ecclesia, was entitled to decide the fate of Athens with no restrictions other than those imposed by itself. He considered democracy the most developed form of government, for which Athens, the mother of democracy, could
school and was considered a cultural Grecia.Sul Pericles the celebration centered around the concept of democracy kleos, that the fame that has an effect over time, resulting in a memory. While the kleos previously was accessible only by aristocrats, or those who had the means to celebrate their achievements through songs, monuments and operein his memory, democracy offered to ordinary citizens the opportunity to give his name in history by participating active assembly.
Pericles proudly claimed: "We explain to all our might and with important examples many trials and we will be seen by men time and by posterity without the praises of a Homer or another" (Thucydides II, 41.4)
ATHENS-461 BC (2471 years ago) - "Here
our government promotes the many instead of the few: and why it is called Democracy. Here in Athens we do like. The laws here ensure equal justice for all in their private disputes, but we never ignore the merits and excellence. When a citizen stands, then it will be, in preference to others, called to serve the state, but not as an act of privilege as a reward of merit, and poverty is not an impediment. Here in Athens we do like. The freedom we enjoy extends also to their daily life, we are not suspicious of one another and never disturbed our next if our neighbor like to live in his own way. We are free, free to live just like we like, and yet we are always ready to face any danger. An Athenian citizen does not neglect public affairs when waiting to their private affairs, but also is not concerned with public affairs to work out their private matters. Here in Athens we do like. We have been taught to respect the judiciary, and we were also taught to respect the laws and do not ever forget that we must protect those who receive offense. And we were also taught to observe those unwritten laws that reside in the universal sense of what is right and what is common sense. Here in Athens we do so. A man who does not care about the state we do not consider it harmless, but useless, and although a few are able to create a policy, all well here in Athens we can judge it. We do not regard the discussion as an obstacle on the path to democracy. We believe that happiness is the fruit of freedom, but freedom is only the fruit of the value. So, I proclaim that Athens is the school of Hellas, and that every Athenian growing developing in him a happy versatility, self-confidence, and readiness to face any situation and that is why our city is open to the world and we not hunt never a stranger. Here in Athens we do like. "
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