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Ancient Athenians resemble modern Americans in their moral discomfort with empire. Athenians had power, but the infliction of suffering did not mesh well with their civic self-image. Embracing the concepts of democracy and freedom, they proudly pitted themselves against tyranny, but in practice they were capable of being tyrannical.Sternberg, Rachel Hall is the author of 'Pity And Power In Ancient Athens', published 2005 under ISBN 9780521845526 and ISBN 0521845521.
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