Knowledge for its own sake was meaningless, its mere accumulation a waste of time. Knowledge must lead to understanding.
Moses FinleyIf I had to choose one which best characterized the condition of being a political leader in Athens, the word would be "tension".
Moses FinleyFaction is the greatest evil and the most common danger. "Faction" is the conventional English translation of the Greek stasis, one of the most remarkable words to be found in any language.
Moses FinleyPerhaps the best known, and certainly the most vaunted, "discovery" of modern public opinion research is the indifference and ignorance of a majority of the electorate in western democracies.
Moses Finley