tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225373.post4412717360214305341..comments2024-02-29T03:34:23.190-05:00Comments on Who Were the Sea Peoples?: Righting the Ship of Stategcallahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10065877215969589482noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225373.post-14857959814654938582012-10-08T03:01:28.594-04:002012-10-08T03:01:28.594-04:00"In a Democracy, the real rulers are the dext..."In a Democracy, the real rulers are the dexterous manipulators of votes...The history of mankind bears witness that the most necessary and fruitful reforms--the most durable measures--emanated from the supreme will of statesmen, or from a minority enlightened by lofty ideas and deep knowledge, and that, on the contrary, the extension of the representative principle is accompanied by the abasement of political ideas." Konstantin Pobedonostsev (The Russian Statesman, 'The New Democracy' pg. 27)<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225373.post-39959941934155301152012-10-01T00:27:48.848-04:002012-10-01T00:27:48.848-04:00Read Voegelin on Plato. I understand why you think...Read Voegelin on Plato. I understand why you think this way, but it is really a superficial view.gcallahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10065877215969589482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225373.post-87715865417863201932012-10-01T00:06:14.444-04:002012-10-01T00:06:14.444-04:00Plato's idea of government seemed to be very b...Plato's idea of government seemed to be very bad. The 'Republic' was far worse than the Spartan tyranny. It was a good thing he never had the power to implement his ideas. Artistotle seemed to be a much more 'moderate' man.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com