12-19-2008, 07:59 PM
Quote:British authors don't continually compare the Spartans with the Coldstream Guards at Waterloo!!!
Had they, and their German and French counterparts, been as circumspect in constructing Spartan social and political life, rather than creating one that largely reflected the ideals or fears of the then current society, we would have a far clearer picture of Sparta.
Paul M. Bardunias
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A Spartan, being asked a question, answered "No." And when the questioner said, "You lie," the Spartan said, "You see, then, that it is stupid of you to ask questions to which you already know the answer!"
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A Spartan, being asked a question, answered "No." And when the questioner said, "You lie," the Spartan said, "You see, then, that it is stupid of you to ask questions to which you already know the answer!"
