8 - Sparta: Killer Beehive
Good in Theory: A Political Philosophy Podcast
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The Spartans Legitimized Their Rule
In Sparta, the rulers are just the men who were born to Spartan families. They're militarized and disciplined so they can do a better job of oppressing their labor force. Some people have pointed to this as a kind of paradox that the freest men in the world should also be the most oppressive slave masters.
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