Find other sources supporting these claims. Does washington really get its names, buildings and ideas from Ancient Athens? Was it Pericles who led to the downfall of democracy in Athens? How so, what did he do to cause the "cumble of democracy?" Did Aristotle not like democracy? How about Socrates or Plato? If I recall, they supported it, making fun of powerful leaders in their works. Actually, Socrates in the book I read made fun of the jury system. I guess that is a form of democratic society. Interesting. Why didn't he like Democracy? Did he think the philosophers should run the contry, since they were the great thinkers of the time?