The Athenian radical democracy provided freedom, although not complete freedom. The Democracy in Athens, much like the democracy currently here in the United States, was pretty broad, but there is a line in the sand where free speech and action are no longer tolerated by the state and its citizens. Direct involvement in the government was limited by the economic and social barriers of entry, so that only the rich and popular could fully participate. …showed first 75 words of 1003 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1003 total…democracy. The saying "Rome wasn't built in a day" can be applied here, a true and complete democracy cannot be put together in a short period of time either. The Athenians got the ball rolling for future attempts at democracy and freedom and did an excellent job of providing a sold base for later civilizations to work from. The United States owes much to the Athenian radical democracy, as unperfected and rough as it was.