| The doubt of authorship which hangs over all the gnomic fragments warns us, therefore, to be cautious in ascribing them to Solon. |
| Solon also prohibited the mortgaging of land or of personal freedom on account of debt. |
| Thirdly, if Draco had instituted a hoplite census, Solon would not have substituted citizenship by birth. |
| In his role as archon, Solon cancelled all agricultural debts and announced that all slaves were free. |
| Solon makes the point that a success which is delivered by Lady Luck can also be taken away by luck. |
| Solon was the founder of democracy in ancient Greece. |
