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betters？　What　city　could　be　at　rest；　lawful；　and　orderly？　What
household　could　be　safe？　What　ship　sail　home　to　her　haven？　＇3＇　And　we；
to　what　do　we　owe　our　triumph；　if　not　to　our　obedience？　We　obeyed；　we
were　ready　to　follow　the　call　by　night　and　day；　we　marched　behind　our
leader；　ranks　that　nothing　could　resist；　we　left　nothing　half…done　of
all　we　were　told　to　do。　If　obedience　is　the　one　path　to　win　the
highest　good；　remember　it　is　also　the　one　way　to　preserve　it。　＇4＇　Now
in　the　old　days；　doubtless；　many　of　us　ruled　no　one　else；　we　were
simply　ruled。　But　to…day　you　find　yourselves　rulers；　one　and　all　of
you；　some　over　many　and　some　over　few。　And　just　as　you　would　wish　your
subjects　to　obey　you；　so　we　must　obey　those　who　are　set　over　us。　Yet
there　should　be　this　difference　between　ourselves　and　slaves；　a　slave
renders　unwilling　service　to　his　lord；　but　we；　if　we　claim　to　be
freemen；　must　do　of　our　own　free　will　that　which　we　see　to　be　the
best。　And　you　will　find；〃　he　added；　〃that　even　when　no　single　man　is
ruler；　that　city　which　is　most　careful　to　obey　authority　is　the　last
to　bow　to　the　will　of　her　enemies。　＇5＇　Let　us　listen　to　the　words　of
Cyrus。　Let　us　gather　round　the　public　buildings　and　train　ourselves；
so　that　we　may　keep　our　hold　on　all　we　care　for；　and　offer　ourselves
to　Cyrus　for　his　noble　ends。　Of　one　thing　we　may　be　sure：　Cyrus　will
never　put　us　to　any　service　which　can　make　for　his　own　good　and　not
for　ours。　Our　needs　are　the　same　as　his；　and　our　foes　the　same。〃

＇6＇　When　Chrysantas　had　said　his　say；　many　others　followed　to　support
him；　Persians　and　allies　alike；　and　it　was　agreed　that　the　men　of　rank
and　honour　should　be　in　attendance　continually　at　the　palace　gates；
ready　for　Cyrus　to　employ；　until　he　gave　them　their　dismissal。　That
custom　is　still　in　force；　and　to　this　day　the　Asiatics　under　the　Great
King　wait　at　the　door　of　their　rulers。　＇7＇　And　the　measures　that　Cyrus
instituted　to　preserve　his　empire；　as　set　forth　in　this　account；　are
still　the　law　of　the　land；　maintained　by　all　the　kings　who　followed
him。　＇8＇　Only　as　in　other　matters；　so　here；　with　a　good　ruler；　the
government　is　pure；　with　a　bad　one；　corrupt。　Thus　it　came　about　that
the　nobles　of　Cyrus　and　all　his　honourable　men　waited　at　his　gates；
with　their　weapons　and　their　horses；　according　to　the　common　consent
of　the　gallant　men　who　had　helped　to　lay　the　empire　at　his　feet。

＇9＇　Then　Cyrus　turned　to　other　matters；　and　appointed　various
overseers：　he　had　receivers　of　revenue；　controllers　of　finance；
ministers　of　works；　guardians　of　property；　superintendents　of　the
household。　Moreover；　he　chose　managers　for　his　horses　and　his　dogs；
men　who　could　be　trusted　to　keep　the　creatures　in　the　best　condition
and　ready　for　use　at　any　moment。　＇10＇　But　when　it　came　to　those　who
were　to　be　his　fellow…guardians　for　the　commonwealth；　he　would　not
leave　the　care　and　the　training　of　these　to　others；　he　regarded　that
as　his　own　personal　task。　He　knew；　if　he　were　ever　to　fight　a　battle；
he　would　have　to　choose　his　comrades　and　supporters；　the　men　on　his
right　hand　and　left；　from　these　and　these　alone；　it　was　from　them　he
must　appoint　his　officers　for　horse　and　foot。　＇11＇　If　he　had　to　send
out　a　general　alone　it　would　be　from　them　that　one　must　be　sent：　he
must　depend　on　them　for　satraps　and　governors　over　cities　and　nations；
he　would　require　them　for　ambassadors；　and　an　embassy　was；　he　knew；
the　best　means　for　obtaining　what　he　wanted　without　war。　＇12＇　He
foresaw　that　nothing　could　go　well　if　the　agents　in　his　weightiest
affairs　were　not　what　they　ought　to　be；　while；　if　they　were；
everything　would　prosper。　This　charge；　therefore；　he　took　upon　his　own
shoulders；　and　he　was　persuaded　that　the　training　he　demanded　of
others　should　also　be　undergone　by　himself。　No　man　could　rouse　others
to　noble　deeds　if　he　fell　short　of　what　he　ought　to　be　himself。　＇13＇
The　more　he　pondered　the　matter；　the　more　he　felt　the　need　of　leisure；
if　he　were　to　deal　worthily　with　the　highest　matters。　It　was；　he　felt；
impossible　to　neglect　the　revenues；　in　view　of　the　enormous　funds
necessary　for　so　vast　an　empire；　yet　he　foresaw　that　if　he　was　always
to　be　occupied　with　the　multitude　of　his　possessions　he　would　never
have　time　to　watch　over　the　safety　of　the　whole。　＇14＇　As　he　pondered
how　he　could　compass　both　objects；　the　prosperity　of　the　finances　and
the　leisure　he　required；　the　old　military　organisation　came　into　his
mind。　He　remembered　how　the　captains　of　ten　supervised　the　squads　of
ten；　and　were　supervised　themselves　by　the　company…captains；　and　they
by　the　captains　of　the　thousands；　and　these　by　the　captains　of　ten
thousand；　and　thus　even　with　hundreds　of　thousands　not　a　man　was　left
without　supervision；　and　when　the　general　wished　to　employ　his　troops
one　order　to　the　captains　of　ten　thousand　was　enough。　＇15＇　On　this
principle　Cyrus　arranged　his　finances　and　held　his　departments
together；　in　this　way；　by　conferring　with　a　few　officers　he　could　keep
the　whole　system　under　his　control；　and　actually　have　more　leisure　for
himself　than　the　manager　of　a　single　household　or　the　master　of　a
single　ship。　Finally；　having　thus　ordered　his　own　affairs；　he　taught
those　about　him　to　adopt　the　same　system。

＇16＇　Accordingly；　having　gained　the　leisure　he　needed　for　himself　and
his　friends；　he　could　devote　himself　to　his　work　of　training　his
partners　and　colleagues。　In　the　first　place　he　dealt　with　those　who；
enabled　as　they　were　to　live　on　the　labour　of　others；　yet　failed　to
present　themselves　at　the　palace；　he　would　send　for　them　and　seek　them
out；　convinced　that　attendance　would　be　wholesome　for　them；　they　would
be　unwilling　to　do　anything　base　or　evil　in　the　presence　of　their　king
and　under　the　eye　of　their　noblest　men；　those　who　were　absent　were　so
through　self…indulgence　or　wrong…doing　or　carelessness。　＇17＇　And　I
will　now　set　forth　how　he　brought　them　to　attend。　He　would　go　to　one
of　his　most　intimate　friends　and　bid　him　lay　hands　on　the　property　of
the　offender；　asserting　that　it　was　his　own。　Then　of　course　the
truants　would　appear　at　once　crying　out　that　they　had　been　robbed。
＇18＇　But　somehow　for　many　days　Cyrus　could　never　find　leisure　to　hear
their　complaints；　and　when　he　did　listen　he　took　care　to　defer
judgment　for　many　more。　＇19＇　This　was　one　way　he　had　of　teaching　them
to　attend；　another　was　to　assign　the　lightest　and　most　profitable
tasks　to　those　who　were　punctual；　and　a　third　to　give　nothing　whatever
to　the　offenders。　＇20＇　But　the　most　effective　of　all；　for　those　who
paid　no　heed　to　gentler　measures；　was　to　deprive　the　truant　of　what　he
possessed　and　bestow　it　on　him　who　would　come　when　he　was　needed。　By
this　process　Cyrus　gave　up　a　useless　friend　and　gained　a　serviceable
one。　To　this　day　the　king　sends　for　and　seeks　out　those　who　do　not
present　themselves　when　they　should。

＇21＇　Such　was　his　method　with　the　truants；　with　those　who　came　forward
he　felt；　since　he　was　their　rightful　leader；　that　he　could　best　incite
them　to　noble　deeds　by　trying　to　show　that　he　himself　had　all　the
virtues　that　became　a　man。　＇22＇　He　believed　that　men　do　grow　better
through　written　laws；　and　he　held　that　the　good　ruler　is　a　living　law
with　eyes　that　see；　inasmuch　as　he　is　competent　to　guide　and　also　to
detect　the　sinner　and　chastise　him。　＇23＇　Thus　he　took　pains　to　show
that　he　was　the　more　assiduous　in　his　service　to　the　gods　the　higher
his　fortunes　rose。　It　was　at　this　time　that　the　Persian　priests；　the
Magians；　were　first　established　as　an　order；　and　always　at　break　of
day　Cyrus　chanted　a　hymn　and　sacrificed　to　such　of　the　gods　as　they
might　name。　＇24＇　And　the　ordinances　he　established　service　to　this　day
at　the　court　of　the　reigning　king。　These　were　the　first　matters　in
which　the　Persians　set　themselves　to　copy　their　prince；　feeling　their
own　fortune　would　be　the　higher　if　they　did　reverence　to　the　gods；
following　the　man　who　was　fortune's　favourite　and　their　own　monarch。
At　the　same　time；　no　doubt；　they　thought　they　would　please　Cyrus　by
this。　＇25＇　On　his　side　Cyrus　looked　on　the　piety　of　his　subjects　as　a
blessing　to　himself；　reckoning　as　they　do　who　prefer　to　sail　in　the
company　of　pious　men　rather　than　with　those　who　are　suspected　of
wicked　deeds；　and　he　reckoned　further　that　if　all　his　partners　were
god…fearing；　they　would　be　the　less　prone　to　crime　against　each　other
or　against　himself；　for　he　knew　he　was　the　benefactor　of　his　fellows。
＇26＇　And　by　showing　plainly　his　own　deep　desire　never　to　be　unfair　to
friend　or　fellow…combatant　or　ally；　but　always　to　fix　his　eyes　on
justice　and　rectitude；　he　believed　he　could　induce　others　to　keep　from
base　actions　and　walk　in　the　paths　of　righteousness。　＇27＇　And　he　would
bring　more　modesty；　he　hoped；　into　the　hearts　of　all　men　if　it　were
plain　that　he　himself　reverenced　all　the　world　and　would　never　say　a
shameful　word　to　any　man　or　woman　or　do　a　shameful　deed。　＇28＇　He
looked　for　this　because　he　saw　that；　apart　from　kings　and　governors
who　may　be　supposed　to　inspire　fear；　men　will　reverence　the　modest　and
not　the　shameless；　and　modesty　in　women　will　inspire　modesty　in　the
men　who　behold　them。　＇29＇　And　his　people；　he　thought；　would　learn　t