solon means an ancient Athenian statesman and lawgiver, one of the Seven Sages (c.630-c.560 BC). Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 78 out of 100.
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SOLON — [Noun] A wise and respected legislator or lawgiver. From the proper name Ancient Greek Σόλων (Sólōn), the Athenian statesman and poet (c.630–c.560 BC) renowned as a sage and constitutional reformer. Unlike 'politician' (which merely denotes office, often with a tarnish of ambition) or 'demagogue' (which implies the fiery marshaling of passions), a solon embodies the cool architectonics of reason, crafting durable frameworks for a people yet unborn. He is the steady hand drafting statutes in lamplight while the agora roars, the crafter of a foundational code carved in stone, the voice that calms the heated assembly by invoking precedent—a testament to the fragile belief that human affairs can be ordered by principle, not force, and that true statecraft is the slow work of planting trees under whose shade you will never sit.
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- An ancient Athenian statesman and lawgiver, one of the Seven Sages (c.630-c.560 BC).“Now if your Majesty would have our bristles
To bind your mortar with, or fill our colons
With rich blood, or make brawn out of our gristles,
In policy—ask else your royal Solons—
You ought to give us hog-wash and clean straw,
And sties well thatched; besides it is the law!”
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- A wise legislator or lawgiver.
- Any legislator.“In the wake of the death of two first responders in La Trinidad town, Rep. Eric Go Yap seeks to amend the Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Act of 2010 or Republic Act (RA) 10121. [...] The solon is set to file a bill to amend RA 10121 on Aug. 4, particularly Section 13, as he seeks to institutionalize protection for those serving in the front lines, providing death benefits includ”