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伯里克利
Pericles
伯里克利（公元前495—公元前429），古雅典最伟大的政治家，贵族出身，却是民主派领袖，实行奴隶主民主政治。
当政期间完成了奴隶主民主宪法，发展工商业，奖励文化，大兴土木。
从公元前443年到公元前429年，他任将军委员会的首席将军，成为雅典的最高统治者。
在他任职期间，雅典文化和国势都发展到巅峰状态。
PracticingforBetterLearning
Readthefollowingarticlecarefully，andanswerthequestionsbelow.
1.WhatmakestheAthenianhayandsatisfied？
2.Whatdoes“thedoubleadvantage”
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Ourconstitutiondoesnotcoythelawsofneighboringstates；weareratheraatterntoothersthanimitatorsourselves.Itsadministrationfavorsthemanyinsteadofthefew；thisiswhyitiscalledademocracy.Ifwelooktothelaws，theyaffordequaljusticetoallintheirrivatedifferences；iftosocialstanding，advancementinubliclifefallstoreutationforcaacity，classconsiderationsnotbeingallowedtointerferewithmerit；noragaindoesovertybartheway；ifamanisabletoservethestate，heisnothinderedbytheobscurityofhiscondition.Thefreedomwhichweenjoyinourgovernmentextendsalsotoourordinarylife.There，farfromexercisingajealoussurveillanceovereachother，wedonotfeelcalleduontobeangrywithourneighborfordoingwhathelikes，oreventoindulgeinthoseinjuriouslookswhichcannotfailtobeoffensive，althoughtheyinflictnoositiveenalty.Butallthiseaseinourrivaterelationsdoesnotmakeuslawlessascitizens.Againstthisfearisourchiefsafeguardteachingustoobeythemagistratesandthelawsarticularlysuchasregardstherotectionoftheinjured，whethertheyareactuallyonthestatutebook，orbelongtothatcodewhich，althoughunwritten，yetcannotbebrokenwithoutacknowledgeddisgrace.
Furtherwerovidelentyofmeansforthemindtorefreshitselffrombusiness.Wecelebrategamesandsacrificesallyearroundandtheeleganceofourrivateestablishmentsformsadailysourceofleasureandhelstobanishthesleen；whilethemagnitudeofourcitydrawstheroduceoftheworldintoourharbor，sothattotheAthenianthefruitsofothercountriesareasfamiliaraluxuryasthoseofhisown.
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