The problem comes from people quoting ancients in Greece and Rome and thinking they won the argument. There was a wide variety of opinion, ranging from flat out evil, to wise.
I can imagine someone 2000 years from now trying to sound smart by dropping quotes from Hillary Clinton, Reagan, and then Bernie all in the same paragraph, having no clue how they were not all the same.
I would bet VDH would have some great examples of ridiculous references to Greece by people today trying to sound smart.
VDH is smart.
But once in a while I find his perspective on a few issues don’t make sense to me.
He is very well educated.