Well, relatively quick, that is….
The Original Birth of Freedom – What we owe the audacious Athenians
By Andre Glucksman
Do, at least, save this link for reading later this evening or this weekend if you don’t have the time today.
Well, relatively quick, that is….
The Original Birth of Freedom – What we owe the audacious Athenians
By Andre Glucksman
Do, at least, save this link for reading later this evening or this weekend if you don’t have the time today.
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What we owe the Athenians is the warning heeded by our Founding Fathers. True Democracy is possibly the worst form of government ever invented. Unrestrained mob rule resulted in the murder of Socrates, Alcibiades’ in absentia trial and the debacle of the Sicilian campaign. Mob rule was a complete failure.
Our Founders learned from the Greeks that in order to protect liberty, government – even democratic government – has to be severely restrained.