Cleisthenes

"A city that fears its citizens will fall to its citizens."

"The greatest revolution is the one that gives power to the many."

"To be governed is to have a say in one's own governance."

"The mind of a free people is sharper than the mind of slaves."

"Build institutions, not monuments, and they will outlast empires."

"When the people speak as one, history listens."

"A tyrant fears the assembly of free men more than he fears armies."

"The restructuring of power is the restructuring of hope."

"Grant citizenship to all men, and watch a city truly flourish."

"The man who risks his life for his country deserves a voice in its future."

"A government that represents all is a government that protects all."

"The voice of the farmer is as important as the voice of the merchant."

"To reform Athens is to teach the world a lesson."

"The ostracism law is democracy's way of saying: no one is above accountability."

"A man separated from his polis is a man without purpose."

"The distribution of political power is the distribution of human dignity."

"When all can vote, wisdom becomes collective."

"The pen and the vote—these are the weapons of the free."

"A state organized by its citizens is a state organized for its citizens."

"The strength of democracy lies in its ability to reform itself."

"To silence a man's vote is to silence his existence."

"The citizen-soldier fights harder for a city where he has a voice."

"Tyranny is born when few men decide for many; democracy is born when many decide for themselves."

"A city that excludes its people from power excludes them from prosperity."

"The ostracism of tyrants is a small price for the freedom of all."

"When the people govern themselves, injustice becomes visible to all."

"A reformer must believe that change is possible before it becomes real."

"The tribes may divide us, but citizenship unites us."

"To give the poor a vote is to give them a future."

"A truly great leader is one who makes himself unnecessary."