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Xenophon's intention in writing the Memorabilia was to show that Socrates was neither naïve nor aloof with regard to the political fate of Athens. In a section on 'Socratic Politics' (3.1–7), Xenophon shows us that Socrates was a teacher of practical politics by recounting, in the first part of that section, Socrates' conversations with aspiring and practising, but mostly anonymous, Athenian politicians about the limitations and practical requirements of military and political leadership; and, in the second part, applying those lessons to well-known Athenians. This article argues that, according to Xenophon, Socrates' objectives in teaching politics were three-fold: first, he aimed to moderate the ambitions of his companions by instructing them about the proper ends and practice of a decent politics; second, he provided advice to these politicians that pointed Athens towards a non-imperial and hence more moderate political life; and finally, he sought to carve out within the city a private sphere reserved for friendship and philosophy.

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The Obama campaign revolution: presidential electioneering in the digital age / Anthony Corrado -- Professor Obama and the Constitution / David K. Nichols -- President Obama and executive independence / Melanie M. Marlowe -- President Obama and Congress: deference, disinterest, or collusion? / Andrew E. Busch -- The spirit is partially willing: the legal realism and half-hearted minimalism of President Obama / Joshua Dunn -- President Obama, the intelligence community, and the war on terror: "change we can believe in?" / Stephen F. Knott -- The end of small politics? Barack Obama and the Progressive movement / David Alvis -- Presidential masks: Barack Obama and FDR / Marc Landy -- Barack Obama's postracial presidency: a new Joshua for a new civil rights era / Carol McNamara -- The changing face of Barack Obama's leadership / James W. Ceaser

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