My vote is Athens, we got our concept of Democracy there, Sparta was an oligarchy.
1 posted on
11/15/2002 7:47:20 PM PST by
F_L_A
To: F_L_A
Today's Everyman would consider Athens an oligarchy as well.
2 posted on
11/15/2002 10:26:46 PM PST by
Maedhros
To: F_L_A
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
3 posted on
11/16/2002 8:50:16 AM PST by
BradyLS
To: F_L_A
Neither.

a.cricket
To: F_L_A
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.
To: F_L_A
Lesbos.
13 posted on
02/08/2010 1:37:40 PM PST by
SunkenCiv
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