During the 1848 Springtime of Peoples, revolutionaries in the Italian states established "republics", since they were democratic in nature, although they soon fell to tyrannical rule.
The philosopher that believed that sense perceptions and observations re essential for knowledge is :
Socrates
By having own perceptions and observations , a person could create a better understanding about the knowledge and formed some sort of method for themselves
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Since there population is small they would have an equal amount of votes.
It was the results of the Mexican War.
I would write
My dear neighbors,
the Assyrians have been plotting to conquer our city. They are brutal people, and we must surrender without a fight. We must protect ourselves, and surrendering will cause them have mercy on us.