“In all very numerous assemblies, of whatever character composed, passion never fails to wrest the sceptre from reason. Had every Athenian citizen been a Socrates, every Athenian assembly would still have been a mob.” Has BeensStillsReasonCharacterPassionFailingCitizensAssemblyAthenians Book:The Federalist Source: The Federalist
“... the Athenian lawmaker Solon decreed it a crime for any citizen to shrink from controversy.” AtheismCrimeCitizensPositive AtheismControversyShrinksSecret SocietyLawmakersAthenians Author:John F. Kennedy