Peter Jones

Ancient & modern | 29 September 2007

Last time we observed that Greeks and Romans saw advantages in making citizenship exclusive. But while we long to be dreamily inclusive (as Lib Dems have argued), ethnic, religious and other barriers seem to stand in the way. The Romans can help us.

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