“Pericles was the people's friend. [Footnote: The very poorest citizens had a chance to become President, but somehow they didn't. It may have been just a coincidence. ] He was so fond of the people that he paid them to go to the Assembly and vote, and they were so fond of him that they elected him year after year.”
The Decline and Fall of Practically Everybody (1950), Part II: Ancient Greeks and Worse, Pericles
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