Thursday, March 26, 2009

On...The Athenian Mob (According to VDH)


"Only the Educated are Free"

Since I've been teaching the finer points of Ancient Greece the last two weeks, albeit in a brief high school unit, this article from Greek expert Victor Davis Hanson struck a chord. We are currently seeing the more churlish side of democracy and mobocracy. I've included a couple of my favorite Greek quotes.

See article HERE

"The fool believes he is wise and the wise man knows he is a fool."

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