" (McGlew 26) The tyrants of antiquity acted in their own interests without the consulting of others. Aristotle represents "tyranny in Politics as a "perversion" that serves the personal advantages of the ruler alone, or a "despotic monarchy of the political community" or a, "despotic rule conducted according to the ruler's personal judgement."" (McGlew, 27) The ability of a tyrant to have complete control over a city-state created an image within the eyes of the citizens as a character of horror. Thus, the power and vision of a tyrant often led him to being overthrown which ultimately led to the establishment of a democracy within the Greek city-states. The overthrowing of a tyrant was a logical conclusion to of his own self-representation, and the ability of his subjects to show resistance against him. When people revolted against their master's power they did so to not to simply destroy power of the tyrant but to appropriate the power in their own interests. (McGlew, 5) The citizens of Athens devised a plan to overthrow the tyranny that haunted the city-state by making their own constitution. The Athenians insisted that power could only remain in the middle if citizens were political equals. (McGlew, 149) The novel idea of having the citizens be political equals was the motive behind the creation of the democracy in the Greek city-states. The Athenians are credited the "inventors" of democratic liberties and were renowned for their great love of political and personal freedom. In Athens there was an equilibrium reached between the centralizing and unifying ideals of individual and sate, and freedom and order. In Athens new democratic state there was cooperation between individual freedom and authority of the state unseen in the past forms of government. The new freedoms extended to include all parts of society including social, economic, ethical, religious, judicial, and political freedoms.
