Great Books Ep 63. Aeschylus - Agamemnon, Part 3. Justice in Golden Halls or Humble Huts?

Though we might believe that the poor are more just, most of the institutions that pronounce judgments to defend justice - say courts and governments, are represented mainly by the rich.

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“But, where in Splendour’s halls, Gold glitters on the walls,  And on men’s hands is filth and foul offence, With looks averse and cold, She quits the gates of gold, And hails the hut of humble Innocence.”

~ ‘Agamemnon’ by Aeschylus (G. M. Cookson translation. p56. line 776)

Brief Summary (Lines 596 - 933): 

In Part 2, we ha…