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Nation Building and the Origin of Government, Period 5, Class 14, Thursday, 4-14
"Welcome back," Alex said, sipping her tea as the students filed into the room. "This is our last regular class together. Next week is your final." Which she had yet to write, and would need to consider carefully.
"So, for this week, we'll take it easy. Part of this week will be review -- if there's anything you'd like to cover again, we can. Beyond that, though, there's just one discussion topic, but it's a little big, so hopefully there's room for us to dive in."
Another sip of tea. "Last week, we talked about finding yourself a successor. This week, we're going to talk about the other half of turning over your empire. Let's say this is the last day of your reign, and you are such an incredible ruler that you managed to accomplish every last thing your heart desired. This also means you're superhuman, and possibly magic, but this is just a thought experiment, and we're going somewhere with this."
"The point is: what does this perfect empire of yours look like? You solved all the problems you wanted to address. Society is running in exactly the way you would have hoped. What exactly does that look like, for you? When they build monuments to you, what kind of accomplishments will they list? What is it that you did for this country?"
She shrugged. "I just want to see how it is that you're defining success."
"So, for this week, we'll take it easy. Part of this week will be review -- if there's anything you'd like to cover again, we can. Beyond that, though, there's just one discussion topic, but it's a little big, so hopefully there's room for us to dive in."
Another sip of tea. "Last week, we talked about finding yourself a successor. This week, we're going to talk about the other half of turning over your empire. Let's say this is the last day of your reign, and you are such an incredible ruler that you managed to accomplish every last thing your heart desired. This also means you're superhuman, and possibly magic, but this is just a thought experiment, and we're going somewhere with this."
"The point is: what does this perfect empire of yours look like? You solved all the problems you wanted to address. Society is running in exactly the way you would have hoped. What exactly does that look like, for you? When they build monuments to you, what kind of accomplishments will they list? What is it that you did for this country?"
She shrugged. "I just want to see how it is that you're defining success."
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