The five-hundred-bushelers... were on average five, at most ten, times as rich as the thetes, the lowest grade of citizen.... Today, the gap between, say, a municipal bus driver and a Fortune 500 CEO approaches infinity.


Ch.IV The Politician and the Playwright: How to Rule - Sailing the Wine-Dark Sea: Why the Greeks Matter (2003)

Thomas Cahill Quotes

The five-hundred-bushelers... were on average five, at most ten, times as rich as the thetes, the lowest grade of citizen.... Today, the gap between, ...

The five-hundred-bushelers... were on average five, at most ten, times as rich as the thetes, the lowest grade of citizen.... Today, the gap between, ...

The five-hundred-bushelers... were on average five, at most ten, times as rich as the thetes, the lowest grade of citizen.... Today, the gap between, ...

The five-hundred-bushelers... were on average five, at most ten, times as rich as the thetes, the lowest grade of citizen.... Today, the gap between, ...