“…our form of government does not enter into rivalry with the institutions of others.

        Our government does not copy our neighbors, but is an example to them. It is true

        that we are called a democracy, for the administration is in the hands of the many

       and not of the few. But while there exists equal justice to all and alike in their private

       disputes, the claim of excellence is also recognized; and when a citizen is in any way

       distinguished, he is preferred to the public service, not as a matter of privilege,

       but as the reward of merit…”

                                              Pericles’ Funeral Oration 430 BC

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