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Persia is one of the places where human civilization was born and, in 539 BCE, under the leadership of Cyrus II...

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The Myth of Kaveh A Hero Without a Destiny

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Feudal Power, and the Liberal Meaning of Property Rights What the Trulli Teach Us

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Feudal Power, and the Liberal Meaning of Property Rights What the Trulli Teach Us

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Discourse and Truth “Words create things.” With this sentence Nadia Urbinati, professor of Political Science at Columbia University, opened her remarks as a guest on an Italian television program.

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The circulation of quotations on social media has always troubled me. More often than not, they consist of decontextualized sentences or paraphrases, employed with a degree of malice...
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21.01.2026 14:42 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Lady Godiva’s Lesson The Leaders Who Bow and Those Who Should

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20.01.2026 19:59 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 1

The Emperor’s New Clothes Have Grown Old Why We Pretend to Believe

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Lady Godiva’s Lesson The Leaders Who Bow and Those Who Should

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20.01.2026 19:59 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 1

The Myth of Kaveh A Hero Without a Destiny

Persia is one of the places where human civilization was born and, in 539 BCE, under the leadership of Cyrus II...

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Discourse and Truth “Words create things.” With this sentence Nadia Urbinati, professor of Political Science at Columbia University, opened her remarks as a guest on an Italian television program.

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“Words create things.” With this sentence Nadia Urbinati, professor of Political Science at Columbia University,

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28.12.2025 21:35 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

The circulation of quotations on social media has always troubled me. More often than not, they consist of decontextualized sentences or paraphrases, employed with a degree of malice...
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Against Destiny: The Example of Epaminondas The Lesson of Leuctra

Against Destiny: The Example of Epaminondas

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07.12.2025 12:29 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 3

The Seed Planted by Athens How the Democratic Spirit Endured Through History

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In 1996 the mayors of the municipalities of Athens and Sparta signed a document that put an end, at least symbolically, to the Peloponnesian War. When I heard the news ...

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