For my part I have always held that the
						constitution of a state reflects the character of the leading
							politicians. See Introduction. 
						But some of the leading men at Athens have stated that they recognize
						justice as clearly as other men; 
						 but, they have said, owing to the
						poverty of the masses, we are forced to be somewhat unjust in our treatment
						of the cities. This set me thinking whether by any means the citizens might
						obtain food entirely from their own soil, which would certainly be the
						fairest way. I felt that, were this so, they would be relieved of their
						poverty, and also of the suspicion with which they are regarded by the Greek
						world. Now as I thought over my ideas, one thing
						seemed clear at once, that the country is by its nature capable of
						furnishing an ample revenue. To drive home the truth of this statement I
						will first describe the natural properties of Attica.