"For philosophy is the oldest and most abundant among the Greeks in Crete and in Sparta, and there are many sophists in that land." "From the Greek lands, philosophy first appeared in Crete and Sparta, and it is more widespread there; there are not as many philosophy teachers in any other place in the world as there are there." [Plato: "Protagoras"] "The Spartans are free, but not completely free; for they have a master, the law, which they fear much more than your subjects fear you (Xerxes)." [Herodotus: "Histories", Book 6]