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Perikles' Funeral Oration says that Athenians are "unique" in considering the citizen who takes no part in the affairs of the city as totally useless. Surely, Sparta and other places value commitment to the city too. Is this just pro-Athens propagandist bluster?

by /u/DavidChengYueh in /r/AskHistorians

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