Comments on: The Wisdom of Socrates Could Have Saved Athens http://www.heygio.com/2008/01/06/the-wisdom-of-socrates-could-have-saved-athens/ Sat, 22 Nov 2008 22:15:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: mert http://www.heygio.com/2008/01/06/the-wisdom-of-socrates-could-have-saved-athens/#comment-10 mert Tue, 08 Jan 2008 23:18:04 +0000 http://www.heygio.com/2008/01/06/the-wisdom-of-socrates-could-have-saved-athens/#comment-10 If you ever feel like dropping down to Chicago. in the summer or spring (winter sucks), You and Aaron are always invited out for a Chicago Style Pizza. I lived in Monterey, CA for a summer so all I miss is Breadbowl Clam Chowder. In terms of history, how ironic is not it? Sparta survived as a military based ruthless kingdom so much longer than Athens did on democracy and diplomacy. Spartans were still independent enough not to send any soldiers to Alexander in his quest for Persia, a conquering barbarian in their eyes. I am so glad Aaron got hooked up with a girl who loves history. His already big wisdom is well complemented by you. Lucky man. If you ever feel like dropping down to Chicago. in the summer or spring (winter sucks), You and Aaron are always invited out for a Chicago Style Pizza. I lived in Monterey, CA for a summer so all I miss is Breadbowl Clam Chowder. In terms of history, how ironic is not it? Sparta survived as a military based ruthless kingdom so much longer than Athens did on democracy and diplomacy. Spartans were still independent enough not to send any soldiers to Alexander in his quest for Persia, a conquering barbarian in their eyes. I am so glad Aaron got hooked up with a girl who loves history. His already big wisdom is well complemented by you. Lucky man.

]]> By: Giovanna http://www.heygio.com/2008/01/06/the-wisdom-of-socrates-could-have-saved-athens/#comment-8 Giovanna Tue, 08 Jan 2008 19:19:42 +0000 http://www.heygio.com/2008/01/06/the-wisdom-of-socrates-could-have-saved-athens/#comment-8 Hey Mert, Come on now, Chicago style pizza is the best in the world. The pizzas here are either New York or Chicago style so there's nothing to miss. In fact we're meeting at a place called Amici's East Coast Pizzeria. It would be great if you could have made it but I understand how SEO Book's followers are scattered all over the world. True Athens had a mob democracy after Pericles died. Everything was in order but when his plan to conquer Sparta failed, plague infiltrated the city and he died 2 years into the war. That ended their fledgling empire as a city/state. It was an interesting period because it spawned thinkers like Plato and Aristotle. Aristotle the mentor-teacher of Alexander the Great and was the founder of Biology and Zoology. Hey Mert,

Come on now, Chicago style pizza is the best in the world. The pizzas here are either New York or Chicago style so there’s nothing to miss. In fact we’re meeting at a place called Amici’s East Coast Pizzeria.

It would be great if you could have made it but I understand how SEO Book’s followers are scattered all over the world.

True Athens had a mob democracy after Pericles died. Everything was in order but when his plan to conquer Sparta failed, plague infiltrated the city and he died 2 years into the war. That ended their fledgling empire as a city/state. It was an interesting period because it spawned thinkers like Plato and Aristotle. Aristotle the mentor-teacher of Alexander the Great and was the founder of Biology and Zoology.

]]> By: mert http://www.heygio.com/2008/01/06/the-wisdom-of-socrates-could-have-saved-athens/#comment-5 mert Tue, 08 Jan 2008 15:50:00 +0000 http://www.heygio.com/2008/01/06/the-wisdom-of-socrates-could-have-saved-athens/#comment-5 Success credit might belong to one man but decline and failure is always the reason of a system. Athens might have been the first democracy but it certainly was a mob democracy. Ironically we still have a mob mentality even in US, but at least we have shephards now (AKA mass media). Congrats on joining the blog world Giovanna. Too bad I am in Chicago. I would love to try some Bay area pizza in the blogger meeting. Success credit might belong to one man but decline and failure is always the reason of a system. Athens might have been the first democracy but it certainly was a mob democracy. Ironically we still have a mob mentality even in US, but at least we have shephards now (AKA mass media). Congrats on joining the blog world Giovanna. Too bad I am in Chicago. I would love to try some Bay area pizza in the blogger meeting.

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