Glorious as it had been, the city-state was obsolete.
- Robert A. Dahl
Been, Glorious, Had, Obsolete
Democracy, it appears, is a bit chancy. But its chances also depend on what we do ourselves.
- Robert A. Dahl
Depend, Appears, Also, Chances
Ironically, the very fact that democracy has such a lengthy history has actually contributed to confusion and disagreement, for 'democracy' has meant different things to different people at different times and places.
- Robert A. Dahl
Different People, Meant, Confusion
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
Right, Participate, Also, Restricted
The future of that ancient chamber remains in considerable doubt.
- Robert A. Dahl
Future, Doubt, Chamber, Considerable
Require... electoral votes to be allocated in proportion to the popular votes.
- Robert A. Dahl
Electoral, Proportion, Votes
Most of us readily take things for granted that at an earlier time remained to be discovered.
- Robert A. Dahl
Discovered, Most, Take, Granted
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