Great Books Ep 115. Herodotus - The History - Book 6 (Erato). Even the Best Leadership Fails Without a Committed Team

When a team says slavery is better than hardship, the leadership either pushed them too hard or did not do enough to convince the people of the existential threat

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“Our affairs hang on the razor’s edge, men of Ionia, either to be free or to be slaves; and slaves, too, who have shown themselves runaways. Now then you have to choose whether you will endure hardships, and so for the present lead a life of toil, but thereby gain ability to overcome your enemies and establish your …