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Western democracy has a variety of ancient roots, but none runs deeper (or stronger) than Ancient Greece; in particular, the ancient city-state of Athens. It was in Athens that democracy first appeared in recorded history, and it is from Athens that modern advocates of democracy have taken at least partial inspiration for their own commitments to government "of the people, by the people, for the people."
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SteveWestern democracy has a variety of ancient roots, but none runs deeper (or stronger) than Ancient Greece; in particular, the ancient city-state of Athens. It was in Athens that democracy first appeared in recorded history, and it is from Athens that modern advocates of democracy have taken at least partial inspiration for their own commitments to government "of the people, by the people, for the people."
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