 The constitution established a system that assigned safe, salaried positions by random lot, but left the hazardous jobs, such as that of the generals and cavalry commanders to election of "the best qualified".In contrast, such men praised the "eunomia" ("good law") of the constitutions of Sparta and Corinth.They longed for a time when Athens would adopt the ways of its neighbours and allow only "the best and most qualified" to deliberate public affairs and make the laws.