Article 6999N The Assemblywomen: The Ancient Greek Play That Mercilessly (and Hilariously) Mocked Socialism and Democracy

The Assemblywomen: The Ancient Greek Play That Mercilessly (and Hilariously) Mocked Socialism and Democracy

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Praxagora: The first thing I'll do is to put common ownership to all the land. The same with the money and every other thing which is, at the moment, owned by individuals. And it is this common wealth that we women will harvest with prudent saving and a careful intelligence.

Blepyrus isn't quite convinced. Who will till the soil, he asks his wife?

The farming will be done by the slaves," she replies. Your only concern will be to get all dressed up and oiled up around ten in the evening and go off to your dinner party."

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