The Greeks are having a lot of issues right now, and that’s unfortunate. Because at one time the Greeks were at the center of civilization’s development. They built the first city states, organized governments and established rules of law. and after many years of political reform kicked out the tyrants and created the system known as demokratia, or “rule by the people”…the forerunner of our own modern democracy. When I was young, around 13, I enjoyed reading Greek literature — Homer's Iliad and the Odyssey. I was particularly “taken” with Greek mythology and philosophy. It seemed to me then, and...