The advantages of Athenian democracy

Features: all citizens participate in politics; All citizens are rulers and collectively hold the supreme power of the country; Equality within the citizens' collective; The law is supreme.

Impact:

Progressiveness: (1) has created the Greek national character of being eager for knowledge and willing to explore.

(2) Greece has made great achievements in many cultural fields.

(3) The democratic politics in ancient Greece also had a far-reaching influence on later generations, and the theory and practice of democratic government provided the ideological basis for the later European and American bourgeoisie.

(4) It is a wonderful flower in the treasure house of western and world civilization and the cradle of western civilization.

Limitations: (1) From the perspective of the scope and essence of democracy:

Only a few adult men can really enjoy democracy; Its essence is based on slavery, and only a few people can really enjoy democracy.

(2) From the perspective of relatively primitive direct democracy:

It is only suitable for small and few city-States; Easily influenced by selfish desires.

(3) from the lottery election and take turns to sit in the village:

It is easy to abuse and misuse state power by enabling people with different educational levels to obtain the same state management power.

(4) From the final practice results:

The prosperity and decline of democracy led to chaos and internal friction in Athens.

Essence: It is a minority democracy based on slavery.