Some interesting stuff in that article. Especially Socrates - TopicsExpress

Some interesting stuff in that article. Especially Socrates remark about the Spartans in Platos Protagoras: ... they conceal their wisdom, and pretend to be blockheads, so that they may seem to be superior only because of their prowess in battle ... This is how you may know that I am speaking the truth and that the Spartans are the best educated in philosophy and speaking: if you talk to any ordinary Spartan, he seems to be stupid, but eventually, like an expert marksman, he shoots in some brief remark that proves you to be only a child.