Is the glass half full?

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The measure of human potential has been debated throughout the ages and one such instance was all the way back in the days of Socrates when he asked Adamantis if he had to travel by sea in a ship, would he choose a captain who does not know how to manage a ship? He replied, No, of course I would not — to which Socrates said, that is exactly the problem with democracy.