I don't really know how to put this into words, but the relationship that the Athenian rich had with the art of civilization and the "glory" of the Athenian cit

I don't really know how to put this into words, but the relationship that the Athenian rich had with the art of civilization and the "glory" of the Athenian city-state is nothing like the relationship that the modern U.S. rich have with the American federal government. It seems silly to compare their motivations for paying taxes to ours, but for some reason I can't find the words with which to explain why.