Sarasota Livin'

The Alachua (Gainesville) County Manager now has a blog this is from his first post on July 18th... very good start and something for politians to remember in this election season.

Where do you start? There is no better place for a Web log dedicated to civic education to begin than to go back to the cradle of democracy. For that I suggest we begin this conversation with what I believe is one of the finest statements ever articulated on citizenship. This oath, which was taken by the young men of ancient Athens when they reached the age of seventeen, highlights all the values so necessary for good citizenship drawing upon such virtues as integrity, courage, reverence, and a sense of duty. It is also one of the strongest statements for sustainability in a civic sense that exists.

The Athenian Oath

"We will never bring disgrace on this our City by an act of dishonesty or cowardice. We will fight for the ideals and Sacred Things of the City both alone and with many. We will revere and obey the City's laws, and will do our best to incite a like reverence and respect in those above us who are prone to annul them or set them at naught. We will strive increasingly to quicken the public's sense of civic duty. Thus in all these ways we will transmit this City not only not less, but greater and more beautiful than it was transmitted to us."

He is not near as brave as our own City Manager -- who has been blogging much longer -- there are no comments on this new blog