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“What Athens was in miniature America will be in magnitude.” -- Thomas Paine, The Rights of Man, 1791
Which characteristic of classical Greek civilization was Thomas Paine most likely referring to in the quote?
A. The life-long military service
B. The use of democratic elections
C. The creation of an oligarchy
D. The use of oracles for advice
The answer to this question is B. The use of democratic elections
Explanation:
One of the features modern societies including the U.S. share with Ancient Greek is the implementation of a Democratic system and elections to choose representatives. This factor is the one mentioned by Paine in "What Athens was in miniature America will be in magnitude" because through this quotation Paine compares the government system in Ancient Greece with the one in America, and proposes the principles of the Greek system including elections are used in America but in a larger magnitude considering Ancient Greece was composed of few states and it was a small country.
