Because they were a small city state which couldn't afford having a weak army in times where war or rather small scale conflicts were all around. Due to this, their focus on having a warrior society enabled them to stay alive as a city state and preserve their culture for a time.
He believed that government should supervise business
After all, Middle Eastern oil reserves were vital to West Europe's post-war ... showed the Iranian government had received only $37.8 million in royalties,
He is humble and seek no power and can pull magical sword from stone