Davus

When I was growing up, I heard a lot about the advantages of living as a free people in a free society. Freedom is Good. Who would argue with that? Who would argue for the benefits of being a slave or a prisoner or under the thumb of a tyrannical government? Curiously, however, the one question which was never raised in my youth was what “freedom” meant. Or as Horace asks in his second Satire, “Who then is free?” It seems like an easy question in the dialogue. The slave, Davus, asks that … [Read more...] about Who Then is Free?