WHO WANTS TO BE NEXT IN LINE? In Greek words translated as I obey actually mean I get myself persuaded. For a man there is perhaps always something a little shameful about obeying someone – as if allowing yourself to be persuaded is a thing a warrior or hero would be embarrassed to find himself happening to him. The common goal of the Periclean Age was to establish a nation that was built on freedom and …showed first 75 words of 1693 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1693 total…in the end as did Pericles also try to instill with his oration: “Great will be your glory in not falling short of your natural character; and greatest will be hers who is least talked of among the men whether good or for bad.” Could we perhaps all be persuaded to make a difference in improving ourselves as human beings as well as preserving our nation? Or shall we all just fight for a king?