have been taught to us beginning at an early age. In a democracy such as our own, every

individual adult is a taxpayer and probably believes themselves to be a good citizen of our

country. However we never really look at what our duties or responsibilities may be to

fill the role of a proper citizen. During the Pelopenesian War a leader named Pericles

believed that a good citizen is one who cares highly for his duty towards his nation. Yet

Socrates, the Greek philospher, believed quite the opposite. He taught that you must

question your nation and be more than a sheep following the heard. Good citizenship is

something that is inside you. A belief that if you express makes you more than the

average taxpayer. What the belief is may differ from others.

When taking the ideas favored by Pericles a good citizen is one who would

never question something that is beneficial for his country. The highest honor is to fight

gloriously for you country. "Never decline the dangers of war. For it is not the

miserable that would most justly be unsparing of their lives; these have nothing to

Good citizenship starts inside you and you must chose whether to be a citizen

beliefs a good citizens duty is to provide courage and strength for his country. This

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