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Current Events » in reply to Would that be the ineptitude that has caused their *political* concepts to flourish for 2,500 years?

Nonsense.

David F Mayer — 9/23/2005 12:39:31 PM (archived)

Assyria was a nation before it was an Empire.
Israel was a nation.
Egypt was a nation.
Babylonia was a nation.

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Athenian Legacies: Essays on the Politics of Going On Together - LJK - 9/20/2005 1:58:02 PM
- To me, the most amazing thing about the Classical Greeks - David F Mayer - 9/20/2005 4:17:57 PM
  - They were Libertarians (n/t) - alcaray - 9/20/2005 5:48:35 PM
    - They were fools and lost their liberties by failing to unite to preserve them. (n/t) - David F Mayer - 9/20/2005 8:02:03 PM
      - They were fools? Really? - DL - 9/21/2005 5:56:32 PM
        
        They were politically inept. - David F Mayer - 9/22/2005 7:01:27 PM
        
        Would that be the ineptitude that has caused their *political* concepts to flourish for 2,500 years? - DL - 9/22/2005 8:42:26 PM
        
        Nonsense. - David F Mayer - 9/23/2005 12:39:31 PM
      - I hope you come out of that shell someday, start to speak your mind :-) - McFly - 9/21/2005 5:50:25 PM
        
        There will always be a fond spot in my heart... - alcaray - 9/21/2005 11:01:47 PM

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