Conversation about Aristotle; Alexander and Pythia

Alexander	:-	You think I'm mad, of course.
Phythia	:-	No. Just very young.
Alexander	:-	All idealists are a little mad. Aristotle is madder than anyone.
Phythia	:-	He's your tutor, isn't he?
Alexander	:-	He was. He's gone back to Athens now. He believes in the world state, too, you know.
Phythia	:-	I see. And you are going to put his ideas into practice?
Alexander	:-	Yes. He doesn't approve of that.
Phythia	:-	I'm not surprised.
Alexander	:-	In fact, he doesn't approve of me at all. He found me once reading a copy of the Iliad, and when he congratulated on my taste on literature and asked me what I liked best about it, I told him I thought it an invaluable military manual.
Phythia	:-	Ha ha ...
Alexander	:-	He was furious. No sense of humor at all. I loved Homer, as a matter of fact.