It was observed by Aristotle in his Politics, that democratically organised states practised ostracism on a regular basis. To what end you might enquire? Apparently the principle of equality was so paramount within the state that they ostracized and removed out of state for fixed periods anyone whose power was deemed to be too excessive. Indeed many democratically organised states according to Aristotle quite often elected the most incapable of the candidates to ensure political equality in all respects.
One does wonder if the US, based on this information, is the most democratic of countries?
ATC Solutions.
Tuesday, 10 April 2007
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