... 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 ... surround the people was not liked by many. It is not uncommon that the average person can be decepted by their government. During his trail Socrates was quoted as saying "they approached you at the most impressionable age, when some of you were children and adolescents; and ...

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