De mon temps…
22 sept 2010
Trouvé chez Fulghum, que j’aime toujours autant…
“Democracy destroys itself because it abuses its right to freedom and equality. Because it teaches its citizens to consider audacity as a right, lawlessness as a freedom, abrasive speech as equality, and anarchy as progress.”
An observation made by Isocrates, the Greek rhetorician, 436-338 B.C.
About democracy practiced in Athens – in the 5th Century B.C. when it was at the height of its fame and fortunes.
