"Far from being expected to demonstrate personal charisma or the ability to outdo rivals, those who aspired to a role on the Council of Tlaxcala did so in a spirit of self-deprecation—even shame—and were required to subordinate themselves to the people of the city."
#DavidGraeber, #DavidWengrow, 2020
https://www.laphamsquarterly.org/democracy/hiding-plain-sight
#democracy #RepresentativeGovernment
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