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expense。44АWhereas察if part were proceeded with and part stood over察the
portion of revenue in hand will help to furnish what is necessary to go on
with。 But to come now to what every one probably will regard as a really
grave danger察lest the state may become possessed of an over large number
of slaves察with the result that the works will be overstocked。 That again is
an apprehension which we may escape if we are careful not to put into the
works more hands from year to year than the works themselves demand。
Thus45А I am persuaded that the easiest method of carrying out this
scheme察as a whole察is also the best。 If察however察you are persuaded that察
owing to the extraordinary property taxes46А to which you have been
subjected during the present war察 you will not be equal to any further
contributions at present撮47А what you should do is this今48А during the
current year resolve to carry on the financial administration of the state
within the limits of a sum equivalent to that which your dues49Аrealised
before the peace。 That done察 you are at liberty to take any surplus sum察
whether directly traceable to the peace itself察 or to the more courteous
treatment of our resident aliens and traders察or to the growth of the imports
and exports察 coincident with the collecting together of larger masses of
human beings察or to an augmentation of harbour50Аand market dues此this
surplus察I say察 however derived察you should take and invest51Аso as to
bring in the greatest revenue。52А
40АOr察 sinking fund。;
41А 。athrooi;in a body。; It is a military phrase察 I think。 In
close order察as it were察not in detachments。
42А According to our ability察─a favourite Socratic phrase。
43А 。authis。 See for this corrupt passage Zurborg察 Comm。; p。 31。
He would insert察 and a little delay will not be prejudicial to our
interests察but rather the contrary察─or to that effect察thus此。kai authis
an anutoimen ou gar toiaute te anabole blaben genesthai anАemin
oiometha ;vel simile aliquid。;
44АOr察 it is we who must bear the whole burthen of the outlay。;
45А。outos察 so far察unless I am mistaken察the easiest method is the
best。;
46А Or察 heavy contributions察 subscriptions incidental to察─ but the
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word eisphoras is technical。 For the exhaustion of the treasury see
Dem。 ;Lept。; 464察Grote察 H。 G。;xi。 326。
47АOr察 you will not be able to subscribe a single penny more。;
48А。umeis de察you are masters of the situation。 It lies with you to
carry on察etc。察。dioikeite is of course imperative。
49АOr察 taxes。;
50А Reading察 after Zurborg察 。dia ta ellimenia。 Or察 if the vulg。 dia
en limeni察transl。 ;an augmentation of market dues at Piraeus。;
51АI。e。 as fixed capital察or察 you should expend on plant。;
52АOr察adopting Zurborg's emend察。os an pleista eggignetai察transl。
;for the purposes of the present scheme as far as it may be
available。;
Again察 if there is an apprehension on the part of any that the whole
scheme53Аwill crumble into nothing on the first outbreak of war察I would
only beg these alarmists to note that察under the condition of things which
we propose to bring about察 war will have more terrors for the attacking
party than for this state。 Since what possession I should like to know can
be more serviceable for war than that of men拭Think of the many ships
which they will be capable of manning on public service。 Think of the
number who will serve on land as infantry in the public serviceАand will
bear hard upon the enemy。 Only we must treat them with courtesy。54АFor
myself察my calculation is察that even in the event of war we shall be quite
able to keep a firm hold of the silver mines。 I may take it察we have in the
neighbourhood of the mines certain fortressesone on the southern slope
in Anaphlystus撮55Аand we have another on the northern side in Thoricus察
the two being about seven and a half miles56Аapart。 Suppose then a third
breastwork were to be placed between these察on the highest point of Besa察
that would enable the operatives to collect into one out of all the fortresses察
and at the first perception of a hostile movement it would only be a short
distance for each to retire into safety。57А In the event of an enemy
advancing in large numbers they might certainly make off with whatever
corn or wine or cattle they found outside。 But even if they did get hold of
the silver ore察it would be little better to them than a heap of stones。58А
But how is an enemy ever to march upon the mines in force拭The nearest
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state察Megara察is distant察I take it察a good deal over sixty miles撮59Аand the
next closest察Thebes察 a good deal nearer seventy。60А Supposing then an
enemy to advance from some such point to attack the mines察 he cannot
avoid passing Athens察and presuming his force to be small察we may expect
him to be annihilated by our cavalry and frontier police。61А I say察
presuming his force to be small察since to march with anything like a large
force察and thereby leave his own territory denuded of troops察would be a
startling achievement。 Why察 the fortified city of Athens will be much
closer the states of the attacking parties than they themselves will be by
the time they have got to the mines。 But察for the sake of argument察let us
suppose an enemy to have arrived in the neighbourhood of Laurium察how
is he going to stop there without provisions拭 To go out in search of
supplies with a detachment of his force would imply risk察 both for the
foraging party and for those who have to do the fighting撮62А whilst察 if
they are driven to do so in force each time察 they may call themselves
besiegers察but they will be practically in a state of siege themselves。
53АOr察 the proposed organisation。;
54АSee ch。 ii。 above。
55А Or察 reading en te pros mesembrian thalatte察 on the southern
Sea。; For Anaphlystus see ;Hell。; I。 ii。 1察 Mem。; III。 v。 25。 It was
Eubulus's deme察the leading statesman at this date。
56АLit。 ;60 stades。;
57А The passage sunekoi t an erga察 etc。察 is probably corrupt。 Ta
erga seems to mean ;the operatives察─cf。 Latin ;operae。; Others take
it of ;the works themselves。; Possibly it may refer to military works
connecting the three fortresses named。 ;There might be a system of
converging works or lines drawn to a single point from all the
fortresses察and at the first sign of any thing hostile察─etc。
58АI。e。 ;they might as well try to carry off so many tons of stone。;
59АLit。 ;500 stades。;
60АLit。 ;more than 600 stades。;
61АThe peripoloi察or horse patrol to guard the frontier。 See Thuc。
iv。 57察 viii。 92察 Arist。 ;Birds察ii。 76。 Young Athenians between
eighteen and twenty were eligible for the service。
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62А Or察 for the very object of the contest。; The construction is in
any case unusual。 peri on agonizontai = peri touton oi。 Zurborg
suggests peri ton agonizomenon。
But it is not the income63Аderived from the slaves alone to which we
look to help the state towards the effective maintenance of her citizens察but
with the growth and concentration of a thick population in the mining
district various sources of revenue will accrue察whether from the market at
Sunium察or from the various state buildings in connection with the silver
mines察 from furnaces and all the rest。 Since we must expect a thickly
populated city to spring up here察 if organised in th