• If I had to choose one which best characterized the condition of being a political leader in Athens, the word would be "tension".

    Moses Finley: If I had to choose one which best characterized the condition of being a political leader in Athens, the word would be "tension".
    "Democracy Ancient And Modern". Book by Moses Finley (Second Edition). Chapter 2, Athenian Demagogues, p. 60, 1985.