Greece is widely considered to be the cradle of Western culture[1] and democracy. Modern democracies owe a debt to Greek beliefs in government by the people, trial by jury, and equality under the law. ... In their pursuit of order and proportion, the Greeks created an ideal of beauty that strongly influenced Western art.
1. Alexander Hamilton 2. First U.S. Secretary of the Treasury 3.September 11th 1789 4.He funded the federal debt at face value, Created the first bank of the united states.