They were very displeased and were mistreated
The united states did.george washington as our first president.abraham lincoln was our sixteenth president.so yeah the unite dstates did.
He is basically saying that in a country few should rule (oligarchy). These would be the wisest and the best. These rulers are elected. To keep this system efficient he suggests that these rulers should only stay in office for a short period of time, so that the people keep deciding how their country should be