Think about the truly important changes in political systems. Back in the middle ages, suppose that someone described a legal system that enforced rules and con

Think about the truly important changes in political systems. Back in the middle ages, suppose that someone described a legal system that enforced rules and contracts that everyone had to obey, even the country’s leaders. What would informed opinion of the day have been? Great idea, but it will never happen. No question it was hard to pull off, but it did happen. The shadows of Thucydides, Aristotle and Polybius (among others) may question the quality of the "informed opinion" ...