Pericles' speech to the Athenians in 431 b.c.e. is a reminder that
A) modern Western ideas about politics and society owe a great debt to the ancient Greeks.
B) without Aspasia, Pericles would not have been able to govern.
C) the ancient world is a foreign place modern people cannot understand.
D) the ancient Greeks were far wiser than modern men.
E) democracy is the worst form of government.
Answer: A
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