Alexander the Great defeated the Persians proving his remarkable military mind and ability. By deciding to attack the Persian Empire he was making a strong statement about his beliefs. Alexander the Great was a patriot; his love towards his people and land was immense. Patriotism is a strong characteristic of any leader even today; Alexander was setting the standards of beliefs for politicians and generals too follow. Alex also wanted to depict this feeling of patriotism in his people as well. John F. Kennedy said, “Not ask what your country can do for you, but what you can do for

your country.” This was not just a battle for Alex himself but for the Greeks. Alex was beneficiary to the ideas of the orator Isocrates, who urged a crusade against Persia to bring the Greeks together on a common ground. He was reviving the ideas of his father, Philip of Macedon. This asserted his strong family background, a common characteristic that is sought for any leader including the Presidents of the United States. During this war against Persia he set ablaze, Babylon and Persepolis not for himself but for Greek and the people of Greek, in retribution of Xerxes’ destruction of Athens more than one-hundred-and-fifty years earlier. Upon his journey of conquest through Persia, he was also promoting the culture of Greece. Upon acquiring new worlds it gave way to a world outlook promoting the idea of cosmopolitanism—the concept that all people are citizens of the world not just Greek. Alexander never took his love of Greece too far, he believed in freedom of religion, appointed Persians as governors, legitimized marriages between soldiers and native women. “Instead of treating the Persians like slaves, as Aristotle recommended he treated then as subjects.” The issues that Alexander was sensitive to are issues discussed in the politics of today. A leader should rule the people as if he/she is one of them. The notion of promoting a specific culture is a key characteristic of a leader, the spread of culture is related to the strength in patriostic views. When a culture is spread it only becomes healthier; the culture can be influenced. “He seeded the empire with cities—the most famous Egypt’s Alexandria—where Greeks and non-Greeks could mingle…He even adopted Persian dress and ceremonial.” With the spread of culture comes the spread of ideas in of issues, specifically politics. Spreading the concept of politics

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