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Ichingcarpenter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-15-11 02:45 AM
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An idiot in Athenian democracy
An idiot in Athenian democracy was someone who was characterized by self-centeredness and concerned almost exclusively with private--as opposed to public--affairs


Idiocy was the natural state of ignorance into which all persons were born and its opposite, citizenship, was effected through formalized education

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idiot_(Athenian_democracy)
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MrScorpio Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-15-11 03:24 AM
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1. Excellent definition nt
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Ichingcarpenter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-15-11 10:58 AM
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2. the word could be used if it was explained
in a historical context and put into a modern political content.
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