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Víctor Martínez • 3 cards
perpetually to be met with under all the forms and all the names which have ever obtained in free communities—the one tending to limit, the other to extend indefinitely, the power of the people.
Alexis de Tocqueville • Democracy in America, Volume I and II (Optimized for Kindle)
The ancient Greeks, despite their belief in fate, regarded the individual citizen as possessing moral agency and as a vital participant in the city-state, or polis. Thus, the Greeks were the first to break ranks with the accepted model of government — the monarchy — and chart a path toward demokratia, government by consent. The idea of individual a
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Pompey the Great
Mary Beard • SPQR
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Prabjyot Sudan • 17 cards
This is what Aristotle called Telos: the ultimate end, and reason for existence.
Richard Meadows • Optionality: How to Survive and Thrive in a Volatile World
the sage is always acting with wisdom, courage, temperance, and justice.
Emily Wilson • The Greatest Empire: A Life of Seneca
“He can’t serve in the military? Let him seek public office. Must he live in the private sector? Let him be a spokesperson. Is he condemned to silence? Let him aid his fellow citizens by silent public witness. Is it dangerous to enter the Forum? Let him display himself, in private homes, at public events and gatherings, as a good associate, faithfu
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