Lawrence Sammons II

And this is one of the things that makes Athenian democracy different. It starts to look different from other Greek city-states because the Athenians lowered the property qualification to the point eventually you don't have to own property to be a citizen and vote in the assembly.

And this is one of the things that makes Athenian democracy different. It starts to look different from other Greek city-states because the Athenians lowered the property qualification to the point eventually you don't have to own property to be a citizen and vote in the assembly.

Aristotle said you can't define democracy by voting in elections because if you have voting in elections, you're going to have rule of the rich. Aristotle said this necessarily follows from elections that you'll end up with rule of the rich. They saw it that early. Yeah. Isn't that amazing? I mean, that's obviously not true. I mean, Aristotle got it wrong.

Aristotle said you can't define democracy by voting in elections because if you have voting in elections, you're going to have rule of the rich. Aristotle said this necessarily follows from elections that you'll end up with rule of the rich. They saw it that early. Yeah. Isn't that amazing? I mean, that's obviously not true. I mean, Aristotle got it wrong.

Aristotle said you can't define democracy by voting in elections because if you have voting in elections, you're going to have rule of the rich. Aristotle said this necessarily follows from elections that you'll end up with rule of the rich. They saw it that early. Yeah. Isn't that amazing? I mean, that's obviously not true. I mean, Aristotle got it wrong.

Well, it's gonna be heard by a jury, a large jury of Athenians. Okay. You're gonna have to defend yourself. There's no lawyer to defend you. You can hire someone to write a speech for you, but you're still gonna have to deliver that speech yourself.

Well, it's gonna be heard by a jury, a large jury of Athenians. Okay. You're gonna have to defend yourself. There's no lawyer to defend you. You can hire someone to write a speech for you, but you're still gonna have to deliver that speech yourself.

Well, it's gonna be heard by a jury, a large jury of Athenians. Okay. You're gonna have to defend yourself. There's no lawyer to defend you. You can hire someone to write a speech for you, but you're still gonna have to deliver that speech yourself.

They're outdoors. Athenian courts were typically outdoors. Jurors sitting on benches around you, no microphones, no amplification, no nothing. The whole trial is going to happen in one day. Prosecution will make its case. The prosecutor will also not be a public prosecutor. It'll be an individual Athenian citizen who has the ability to bring this case against you.

They're outdoors. Athenian courts were typically outdoors. Jurors sitting on benches around you, no microphones, no amplification, no nothing. The whole trial is going to happen in one day. Prosecution will make its case. The prosecutor will also not be a public prosecutor. It'll be an individual Athenian citizen who has the ability to bring this case against you.

They're outdoors. Athenian courts were typically outdoors. Jurors sitting on benches around you, no microphones, no amplification, no nothing. The whole trial is going to happen in one day. Prosecution will make its case. The prosecutor will also not be a public prosecutor. It'll be an individual Athenian citizen who has the ability to bring this case against you.

And you're going to defend yourself. And the whole thing will be over in a day. The jurors will vote whether you're guilty or not. And if they find you guilty, then they're going to vote on what punishment you're going to get.

And you're going to defend yourself. And the whole thing will be over in a day. The jurors will vote whether you're guilty or not. And if they find you guilty, then they're going to vote on what punishment you're going to get.

And you're going to defend yourself. And the whole thing will be over in a day. The jurors will vote whether you're guilty or not. And if they find you guilty, then they're going to vote on what punishment you're going to get.

I hope so, if you want to be heard. If you've got any chance. And you need to think about entertaining the jury, too. Right. You've got to hold people's attention. It's just like public speaking anywhere else. You know, you may have all the evidence in the world, but if you can't hold their attention or if they just don't like you, I mean, let's just say they jurors don't like you.

I hope so, if you want to be heard. If you've got any chance. And you need to think about entertaining the jury, too. Right. You've got to hold people's attention. It's just like public speaking anywhere else. You know, you may have all the evidence in the world, but if you can't hold their attention or if they just don't like you, I mean, let's just say they jurors don't like you.

I hope so, if you want to be heard. If you've got any chance. And you need to think about entertaining the jury, too. Right. You've got to hold people's attention. It's just like public speaking anywhere else. You know, you may have all the evidence in the world, but if you can't hold their attention or if they just don't like you, I mean, let's just say they jurors don't like you.

They've been looking for a chance to get rid of you. Right. And there's no mechanism for making sure that only evidence is used here.

They've been looking for a chance to get rid of you. Right. And there's no mechanism for making sure that only evidence is used here.

They've been looking for a chance to get rid of you. Right. And there's no mechanism for making sure that only evidence is used here.