What did Aristotle mean to demonstrate about Pisistratos in this excerpt from his Athenian Constitution? “He saw a man digging and working at a very stony piece of ground. . . . Pisistratus was so pleased with his frank speech and his industry that he granted him exemption from all taxes.”

a. his cruelty
b. his indifference to his subjects’ suffering
c. his benevolent despotism
d. his ignorance of agriculture

Answer: c

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