Capitol insurrection - Study guides, Revision notes & Summaries

An essay exploring how and why liberal parliamentary democracy is under threat. It does contain a slight deviation to American politics. Graded a B+

For it was neither every kind of fame nor fame from every source that he courted, as Philip did, who plumed himself like a sophist on the power of his oratory, and took care to have the victories of his chariots at Olympia engraved upon his coins; nay, when those about him inquired whether he would be willing to contend in the foot-race at the Olympic games, since he was swift of foot, 'Yes,' said he, 'if I could have kings as my competitors.' - Plutarch, Life of Alexander First Tarquiniu...