"Ancient Greeks defined idiots as citizens who are so concerned with their private lives and preferences that they fail to attend to or even comprehend, the common good. Idiots are persons who refuse to simultaneously be both private and public citizens, as democracy requires. They put personal freedom to do as they please way out in front of the common good, thus undermining the community that secures those freedoms. They fail to see that freedom and community are not opposing forces, but deeply interdependent."~ Walter Parker
7 comments:
Love the pic and loved the Parker text. Thank you.
Those ancient Greeks...So long ago and still worth more than all the frat houses combined... :>)
Peace.
excellent post!
Cleverly thought out!
Well said!
Never more true.
mccs1977
Well said!
Too true. And the peopele in power know it and use it. I was always comforted by the way most Americans had a balanced sense of Collective and Independent Citizenship.
Not anymore.
Great post, great site.
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