394 4a. Pericules' Funeral Operation by Rex Warner

He felt that a man not interested in politics is pretty much useless.

"Even people who are mostly occupied with their own business are extremely well informed on political matters. We do not simply regard a man who does not participate in the city's life as one who just minds his own business, but as one who is good for nothing. We all join in debate about the affairs of the city, as they deserve, or at least we participate in the decisions. "