Question

Our constitution is called a democracy because power is in the hands...of the whole people...An Athenian citizen does not put his private affairs before affairs of the state ...We alone believe that a man who takes interest in public affairs is more than harmless--he is useless. This quotation indicates that the ancient Athenians believed?

Answer 1

This quotation indicates that the ancient Athenians believed that political activity was not only a right but a duty, because it shapes that affairs of the state.