Which Greek City-State do you think we derive or modern day characteristics from Sparta of Athens

[F_L_A]

Pick which one you think is right. I'm interested in hear what you think.

[F_L_A]

My vote is Athens, we got our concept of Democracy there, Sparta was an oligarchy.

[Maedhros]

Today's Everyman would consider Athens an oligarchy as well.

[BradyLS]

I suppose you'll be asking us next ,"Who was the greater philosopher: Aristotle? Or Plato?" Followed by a gushing summary for Plato, a hearty recomendation of Kant, and plaintive cry to join the DNC. :-)

Hie thee, RAT! :-D

[another cricket]

Neither.

a.cricket

[Commander8]

I tend to think that we are closer to Athens than Sparta, though I don't believe the Founding Fathers had either city in mind as a model for how things should work.

[F_L_A]

Actually I was just wondering, I've been reading the "Peloponnesian War" by Thucydides.

True that Athens wasn't a very good democracy, but still a democracy in theory.

If you want the Philospher Question you have to include Descartes, He is great.

[Maedhros]

How is Kant similar to the DNC?

[BradyLS]

I'm not a philospher so I can't explain it very well. If I had my Rand books handy, I'd offer some quotes that would address your question. Sorry I can't do better than that, but I had I gut feeling that we were in for a line of seemingly innocent questions and that the discussion would eventually bring us to the doors of the DNC.

[PeoplesRepublicOfWashington]

Lesbos.

[EggsAckley]

I agree with you about Rome.

And I also agree with BradyLS about F_L_A. I 'feel' an aura of DNC here. Either that, or he/she really IS from Florida, judging by the spelling in the headline.

[JohnnyRidden]

Ditto. I admire the Romans more than I do the Greeks.

[SunkenCiv]

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