People, in order to live harmoniously, are obliged to follow the rules imposed by society. Society is organized into a state to achieve the political stability that ensures the progress and prosperity of its citizens.

Citizens are required to adhere to the laws enacted by the state because the laws have mandatory force for everyone. The Constitution is the set of rules that defines the form of the state, regulates its organization and functions, and determines the limits of the activities of state authority toward citizens. Laws are passed by the Parliament and must be in accordance with the Constitution.

Greece acquired a monarchical Constitution in 1844, a liberal regime with the Constitution of 1864, and a parliamentary regime during the era of Charilaos Trikoupis. If you are curious to learn how the Greek state was organized, how the framework of the actions of state bodies was defined, how the Constitutions were passed, how laws were applied or not applied, read this book.

You will understand what it meant to be a citizen in the turbulent post-revolutionary years, during the time of Otto or Trikoupis, Eleftherios Venizelos and the Balkan Wars, the Occupation and the Civil War, the Military Dictatorship and the Metapolitefsi.

Perhaps a nostalgic person from the past will speak to you about the 'good old days,' about how much better things were in the old times; when will you be able to discuss with him and recount the struggles that were fought for a more democratic governance of Greece and the constitutional achievements of the Greek people.

All this may sound strange. However, if you can retain something from what you read, you will become more active citizens and will know, when you reach the age that you can vote, what you are voting for, why you are voting, and what you expect from the results of the elections.

[Excerpt from the introduction of the publication]