A civil society is only assured when rough and ready men stand vigilant to visit quick and decisive destruction upon those that would threaten the peace and tranquility of that society. Athens, and Sparta; separate the warrior from scholarly pursuits, and you will be enslaved by fools. All great cultures were great not by tyranny, but by justice and philanthropy. Once those traits were diminished, the cultures became lost.
A civil society is only assured when rough and ready men stand vigilant to visit quick and decisive destruction upon those that would threaten the peace and tranquility of that society.
ReplyDeleteAthens, and Sparta; separate the warrior from scholarly pursuits, and you will be enslaved by fools. All great cultures were great not by tyranny, but by justice and philanthropy. Once those traits were diminished, the cultures became lost.