Ancient Greek Honesty

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The U.S. government would not exist today if it were not for the Ancient Greeks and their trend-setting new idea for how a government should be run. They created the first true democracy which set the stage for future democracies including the modern U.S. democracy. That said, they are not not completely similar. Democratic values between Ancient Greeks and modern U.S. society are different because the Greeks valued honesty more than appearance, humor and quick wit. The Ancient Greeks valued honesty more than the modern U.S. society. Some of the most honest U.S. candidates were actually hurt from their honesty. This can be demonstrated in the debate of Michael Dukakis and George Bush Sr. When Dukakis was asked if he would support the death …show more content…

values humor and a quick wit to the point of one line in a debate, not relating to the subject, to win the entire thing. This would not pass in Ancient Greece. “...a constant passion for knowledge that will reveal to them something of reality which endures forever.” This shows that they care and value knowledge and the craving for more knowledge. As you can see, Ancient Greece valued knowledge much more than humor or a quick wit. They would care more about the substance of the debates than who had the best line. Some may say that the values are infact similar because they both value experience. This is displayed in the debate of Dan Quayle, a young and inexperienced candidate, and Lloyd Bentsen who was older and well respected for his experience. However, I say that this is not as important because while this played a part in the outcome of the election, the less experienced Dan Quayle still won. Overall, the U.S. and Ancient Greek have different values because the U.S. values appearance and humor while the Greeks value honesty. Modern candidates in the U.S. use humor and quick wit to win over voters during debates. They also put their appearance over their substance in the debates which sadly works. On the other hand the Ancient Greeks valued more important things like the honesty of the

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