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<p>[QUOTE="John Anthony, post: 4294782, member: 42773"]Great thread! I will only add that in my estimation, the strength of the US Constitution lies in the fact that it does not try to impose a utopia, but rather acknowledges the inherent corruption of all human beings, and sets up a system of institutional checks and balances that (when they work) keep us from destroying each other. The ancient cult of personality is severely curbed.</p><p><br /></p><p>Also, to any of you familiar with Greek coins that are scratching your head at some of the letters on Lycian issues, they had their own alphabet - based on the Greek alphabet, but adding about half a dozen extra letters for sounds not found in Greek.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="John Anthony, post: 4294782, member: 42773"]Great thread! I will only add that in my estimation, the strength of the US Constitution lies in the fact that it does not try to impose a utopia, but rather acknowledges the inherent corruption of all human beings, and sets up a system of institutional checks and balances that (when they work) keep us from destroying each other. The ancient cult of personality is severely curbed. Also, to any of you familiar with Greek coins that are scratching your head at some of the letters on Lycian issues, they had their own alphabet - based on the Greek alphabet, but adding about half a dozen extra letters for sounds not found in Greek.[/QUOTE]
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