a. the hardships caused by the slumping economy. of the 3 reform ideas, Johnson's was the most well-rounded and balanced, centered in between the two other radical opinionated groups.
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In taking hubris to mean "excessive pride," it could be argued that this relates to the Peloponnesian War in that the Greeks refused to give up, even when it became clear that they were going to dominated by the Spartans.
