english: What was more pertinent, and continues to be so about ancient Athenian democracy, was the inclusion of the working poor, who not only acquired the right to free speech, but more importantly, crucially, they acquired the rights to political judgments that were afforded equal weight in the decision-making concerning matters of state.
non_english: Wat relevanter was en is aan de oude Atheense democratie, is de inclusie van de werkende armen. Zij wonnen niet alleen het recht op vrije meningsuiting, maar belangrijker, en cruciaal: zij wonnen het recht op politieke meningen die serieus werden genomen in de besluitvorming inzake staatskwesties.