This reminds me of the ancient greek political philosophy arguments for the city-state republic as the primary form that government should be, for example Arist

This reminds me of the ancient greek political philosophy arguments for the city-state republic as the primary form that government should be, for example Aristotle.[1] [1] http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/aristotle-politics/ http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/aristotle-politics/