Many things happened in Pericles life but I think the most important was his love for a woman not of Greek blood. Since this women was not a Greek she couldn't vote. When Pericles had a child with her he was more upset because his beloved son couldn't love. He spent his life working on laws that made it so he was a Greek citizen or could vote. Pericles named off many attributes to being a great leader. These things are: politician, democrat, soldier, imperialist, peacemaker, visionary, educator, statesman, crisis manager, strategist, and hero.

Politician's can be important in every democratic country. Pericles was a great politician, though he got off to a rough start. His first speak was in front of six thousand people and many of them thought he looked like a tyrant. Many people didn't like what he said. Pericles pressed on. He was an amazing man that could speak. Even one of his enemies said "When I wrestle him to the ground said say

Democrats Pericles thought were important too. As a democrat he gave more power to the lower class and helped out the average farmer. Pericles helped make their constitution, the popular courts, and everything was done by a simple majority rule. To be a democracy you have to give all constitutional and political protection.

The leaders of today have great attributes. They may be a good speaker, or a good foreign policy maker, but none of them could do it all like Pericles. I think that even I owe Pericles I thank you but because I thank him for making it that people can have rights. I wouldn't want to live in a country like China where there is absolute power and if you go against it you will die. I like being able to stand up for what I think is morally right and without Pericles creating this utopia called democracy I wouldn't be able to.

A statesman can mend old wars and help all people. To be a great speaker you have to be a statesman. You have to be someone can look and feel like they can trust. People felt like they could trust Pericles and the same goes for George Washington. The people said he couldn't tell a lie and everyone loved him. Washington was a good speaker but didn't like to speak. When Washington spoke everyone listened. When Pericles spoke everyone was on their toes. Statesman knew how to make allies and talk to leaders. Statesman I think I more liked. It is hard to go through life with enemies. A statesman befriends his enemies while keeping a close eye on them. I think that's just what Pericles tried to do with Sparta. Pericles wanted to end the wars with them and he tried but after thirty years of peace Sparta tried "liberating Greece." I think great statesmen aren't marked by success but by failure. Every man has to learn how to fail before they became great. Pericles met failure when he gave his first speech and they told him he looked like a tyrant. Washington met his failure against Cornwallis. I believe I great president has to have to dignity and fortitude to lead the people just as Pericles as a statesman had done a few thousand years ago.

Many strategists lived in Athens but none was better then Pericles. Pericles had a strategy for everything. When Sparta wanted to liberate Greece Pericles was the man with a plan. Everything he did was part of a larger plan to bring Athens more greatness.

The last is a hero. Kagan thought Pericles was a hero. There are many different forms of heroes in the world. Pericles is a hero to the U.S. for starting democracy and he was a hero to the lower class citizens but I don't know if I would call him a war hero.

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