https://online.hillsdale.edu/courses/western-heritage/lessons/the-political-and-philosophical-legacy-of-greece

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For the ancient Greeks—who invented self-government—the centerpiece of life was political participation. Participation in a council or an assembly made use of reason and speech to deliberate about a course of action. Greek philosophy later emerged from Greek political practice, and eventually became embedded in Christian theology.

The Political and Philosophical Legacy of Greece—Paul A. Rahe | Professor in the Western Heritage, Hillsdale College

Notes

What is the legacy of ancient Greece?
There is no Western Heritage without the Greeks
A sense of the ancient Greek world from our modern world
Chicago
a dialog between two immigrants to the United States
Finley Peter Dunne—published column dialogues between Mr. Dooley and Hennesey
Finley Peter Dunne, Mr. Dooley in Peace and in War
oikos—household / oikonomia—household management (where our term economics comes from
the center of life
the Greeks focused on the public life
Hybrias of Crete — one is freed from menial labor for public action
Alcaeus of Lesbos — the difference between between a human being and a wild animal turns on participation in political deliberation in the council and the assembly
the centerpiece of life is political participation
Theognis of Megara — the reason for fear of poverty is because it denies one the capacity to or say anything of note—makes you subordinate to others and leaves one tongue-tied. It is the use of the tongue in public deliberation in articulation of logos (rational speech) — at the center of Greek life—denied by poverty. Property is understood as equipment for living the good life