Assertion: populace's city | /r/HasProperty | small
Facets:
value: for efficient administration
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: In ancient Greece, Plato (427-347 BC) and Aristotle (384-322 BC) discussed the best population size for Greek city-states such as Sparta, and concluded that cities should be small enough for efficient administration and direct citizen participation in public affairs, but at the same time needed to be large enough to defend themselves against hostile neighbors.