Athenian Slavery Quotes

“We cannot doubt that the distinction of the Athenian democracy owed much to slavery, since it provided the free citizen with leisure to spend his time on other matters than finding his livelihood. The majority of citizens had still to work hard, but at least they had times when they could leave their work and attend to public affairs or the graces of leisure. However much we may deplore slavery in any form, we must remember that in Athens the variety of origin in slaves and their relatively small numbers prevented the development of anything like a ‘colonial’ economy.”
― Cecil Maurice Bowra, The Greek Experience