"As in Athens, the right to participate was restricted to men, just as it was also in all later democracies and republics until the twentieth century"
- Robert A. Dahl
About this Quote
This quote by Robert A. Dahl is describing the fact that in Athens, the right to join the government was limited to males. This held true in all later freedoms and also republics till the twentieth century. This implies that females were not permitted to take part in the government and were left out from having a say in the decisions that were made. This was a form of discrimination and also inequality that was accepted as well as practiced for centuries. It was not until the twentieth century that females were lastly given the right to join the federal government and have a say in the decisions that were made. This quote serves as a reminder of the progress that has been made in regards to sex equal rights and also the importance of remaining to pursue equality and also justice for all.
This quote is written / told by Robert A. Dahl somewhere between December 17, 1915 and today. He was a famous Professor from USA.
The author also have 5 other quotes.
"A great city, whose image dwells in the memory of man, is the type of some great idea. Rome represents conquest; Faith hovers over the towers of Jerusalem; and Athens embodies the pre-eminent quality of the antique world, Art"
"This is Port of Spain to me, a city ideal in its commercial and human proportions, where a citizen is a walker and not a pedestrian, and this is how Athens may have been before it became a cultural echo"
"My sisters and I were fortunate to travel through Asia and Europe at very young ages. We confronted extraordinary beauty in Athens and unspeakable poverty in India"
"So, we went from being an Athens band to being a Georgia band to being a Southern band to being an American band from the East Coast to being an American band and now we're kind of an international phenomenon"
