He uses the words “average citizen” a lot to emphasize how important each citizen is, even if they believe that they are only “average citizens.” The quality of the citizens reflect on the quality of their ruler. If the quality of the ruler is high, then that will lead to a great nation because the standards of the citizens will be kept high. Theodore also makes claims about democracies as a whole because he mentions how under the rule of one superior ruler, the quality of the citizens does not matter, but in democracies the quality of the citizens is just as important as the quality of the ruler. To become successful as a nation, it is critical for the citizens to participate and not sit back and criticize, and for the ruler to keep his standards
He uses the words “average citizen” a lot to emphasize how important each citizen is, even if they believe that they are only “average citizens.” The quality of the citizens reflect on the quality of their ruler. If the quality of the ruler is high, then that will lead to a great nation because the standards of the citizens will be kept high. Theodore also makes claims about democracies as a whole because he mentions how under the rule of one superior ruler, the quality of the citizens does not matter, but in democracies the quality of the citizens is just as important as the quality of the ruler. To become successful as a nation, it is critical for the citizens to participate and not sit back and criticize, and for the ruler to keep his standards