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People Learn to Rule Themselves
Pretty much everywhere in the ancient time people were ruled by emperors, kings, and pharaohs The exception was the Greece where many of the city states adopted a form of government called "demokratia" meaning demos- the people & Kratis- rule.
Around the 16th century B.C. the Athenians established a system in which citizens were chosen to fill slots in government to debate in the Assembly. Of course women, slaves and even men under 20 were not allowed to be chosen.
The Romans later adapted the Greek forms to create a republic, in which citizens voted for senators, consuls, and tribunes. But with the fall of Rome, representative government already weakened by the Romes transition from republic to empire, "demokratia" went into a long retreat.
The American and French revolutions would prove to be the turning point. Today most of the world's people live under an elected government, however imperfect it is.
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