Peter Jones

Ancient and Modern – 23 November 2002

A classicist draws on ancient wisdom to illuminate contemporary follies

issue 23 November 2002

The Prime Minister has been sounding off about the importance of ‘respect’, which he does not define but clearly thinks is a vote-winner. In fact, as ancient Greeks saw, ‘respect’ – aid

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