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Socrates Vs Oedipus The King
I think that Oedipus was great leader and king compared to modern politician. Oedipus has proven to be a good leader. He had ruled the country for 15 years and solved many problem that people in the Thebes had. He cared about his people and their problems. Once Oedipus realized that his kingdom is facing a big problem, he quickly took action and started trying to fix the problems. Oedipus sent his brother in law, Creon to find out what causes the problem and sent Tiresias along for help. This is a one of the value of being a good leader; getting the things done as soon as possible and another quality is that he is open to his people. That shows when Creon and Tiresias came back and asked him if they can speak to him privately and he refused

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