Aristotle, Athenian Constitution, chapter 28, section 1

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So long, then, as Pericles held the headship¹ of the People, the affairs of the state went better, but when Pericles was dead they became much worse. For the People now for the first time adopted a head who was not in good repute with the respectable classes, whereas in former periods those always continued to lead the people.

1 See note on Aristot. Ath. Pol. 2.3.

Aristotle in 23 Volumes, Vol. 20, translated by H. Rackham. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1952.

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