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populated   city   to   spring   up   here察  if   organised   in   the   way   proposed察  and 

plots of land will become as valuable to owners out there as they are to 

those who possess them in the neighbourhood of the capital。 

     63А   I  adopt    Zurborg's     correction察    。prosphora       for   eisphora察    as 

obviously right。 See above察iv。 23。 

     If察at this point察I may assume my proposals to have been carried into 

effect察I think I can promise察not only that our city shall be relieved from a 

financial strain察but that she shall make a great stride in orderliness and in 

tactical organisation察she shall grow in martial spirit and readiness for war。 

I   anticipate   that   those   who   are   under   orders   to   go     through   gymnastic 

training   will   devote      themselves   with   a     new   zeal   to   the   details   of  the 

training school察now that they will receive a larger maintenance whilst64А

under the orders of the trainer in the torch race。 So again those on garrison 

duty     in  the  various     fortresses察   those   enrolled    as   peltasts察  or  again    as 

frontier police to protect the rural districts察one and all will carry out their 

respective duties more ardently when the maintenance64Аappropriate to 

these several functions is duly forthcoming。 

     64А   I  follow    Zurborg     in   omitting    e。   If  e    is  to  stand察  transl。 

;than they get whilst supplied by the gymnasiarch in the torch                           race察─

or   ;whilst   exercising   the   office   of   gymnasiarchs              themselves。;   See 

;Pol。 Ath。; i。 13。 

     65А State aid。; 



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     But now察if it is evident that察in order to get the full benefit of all these 

sources of revenue撮1Аpeace is an indispensable condition if that is plain察

I say察the question suggests itself察would it not be worth while to appoint a 

board to act as guardians of peace拭Since no doubt the election of such a 

magistracy would enhance the charm of this city in the eyes of the whole 

world察  and   add   largely   to   the   number   of   our   visitors。   But   if   any   one   is 

disposed   to   take   the   view察  that   by  adopting   a   persistent   peace   policy撮2А

this city will be shorn of her power察that her glory will dwindle and her 

good name be forgotten throughout the length and breadth of Hellas察the 

view so   taken   by  our   friends   here3А is   in   my  poor   judgment   somewhat 

unreasonable。       For   they   are   surely    the  happy     states察 they察  in  popular 

language察  are   most   fortune´favoured察  which   endure   in   peace   the   longest 

season。   And   of   all   states   Athens   is   pre´eminently   adapted   by   nature   to 

flourish and wax strong in peace。 The while she abides in peace she cannot 

fail   to  exercise    an   attractive   force   on   all。  From    the  mariner     and   the 

merchant upwards察all seek her察flocking they come察the wealthy dealers in 

corn and wine4Аand oil察the owner of many cattle。 And not these only察

but the man who depends upon his wits察whose skill it is to do business 

and   make   gain   out   of   money5А  and   its   employment。 And   here   another 

crowd察artificers of all sorts察artists and artisans察professors of wisdom撮6А

philosophers察     and    poets察  with   those   who     exhibit   and   popularise     their 

works。7А  And   next   a   new   train   of   pleasure´seekers察  eager   to   feast   on 

everything sacred or secular撮8Аwhich may captivate and charm eye and 

ear。 Or once again察where are all those who seek to effect a rapid sale or 

purchase   of   a   thousand   commodities察  to   find   what   they   want察  if   not   at 

Athens拭

     1А  Or察   to   set  these   several    sources    of   revenue     flowing    in   full 

stream。; 

     2А  Cf。   ;a   policy   of   peace   at   any   price察─  or察   by   persisting   for   any 

length of time in the enjoyment of peace。; 

     3А。kai outoi ge。 The speaker waves his hand to the quarter of the 

house where the anti´peace party is seated。 



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     4АAfter Zurborg察I omit oukh oi eduoinoi。 

     5АReading kai ap arguriou察with Zurborg。 

     6АLit。 ;Sophists。; See Grote察 H。 G。; viii。 lxvii。 note察p。 497。 

     7А   E。g。   chorus´trainers察     musicians察    grammarians察      rhapsodists察    and 

actors。 

     8АOr察 sacred and profane。; 

     But   if   there   is   no  desire   to   gainsay   these   viewsonly   that   certain 

people察in their wish to recover that headship9Аwhich was once the pride 

of our city察are persuaded that the accomplishment of their hopes is to be 

found察not in peace but in war察I beg them to reflect on some matters of 

history察and to begin at the beginning撮10Аthe Median war。 Was it by high´ 

handed violence察or as benefactors of the Hellenes察that we obtained the 

headship      of   the   naval   forces察   and   the   trusteeship     of  the   treasury    of 

Hellas殖11АAgain察when through the too cruel exercise of her presidency察

as men thought察Athens was deprived of her empire察is it not the case that 

even in those days撮12Аas soon as we held aloof from injustice we were 

once more reinstated by the islanders察of their own free will察as presidents 

of   the   naval   force拭  Nay察  did   not   the   very  Thebans察  in   return   for   certain 

benefits察grant to us Athenians to exercise leadership over them殖13АAnd 

at   another   date the   Lacedaemonans   suffered us Athenians   to   arrange   the 

terms of hegemony14Аat our discretion察not as driven to such submission察

but   in   requital   of   kindly   treatment。 And   to´day察  owing   to   the   chaos15А

which reigns in Hellas察if I mistake not察an opportunity has fallen to this 

city of winning back our fellow´Hellenes without pain or peril or expense 

of any sort。 It is given to us to try and harmonise states which are at war 

with   one   another此  it   is   given   to   us   to   reconcile   the   differences   of   rival 

factions within those states themselves察wherever existing。 

     9АLit。 ;her hegemony for the city察─B。C。 476。 

     10А And first of all。; 

     11АSee Thuc。 i。 96。 

     12А  B。C。   378。   Second   confederacy   of   Delos。   See   Grote察   H。   G。;   x。 

152。 

     13А  B。C。   375。   Cf。   ;Hell。;   V。   iv。   62察  Grote察   H。   G。;   x。   139察  Isocr。 

;Or。; xiv。 20察Diod。 Sic。 xv。 29。 



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     14АB。C。 369 al。 B。C。 368。 Cf。 ;Hell。; VII。 i。 14。 

     15АSee ;Hell。;VII。 v。 27。 

     Make       it   but    evident     that    we    are    minded      to    preserve     the 

independence16А  of   the   Delphic   shrine   in   its   primitive   integrity察  not   by 

joining   in   any   war   but   by   the   moral   force   of   embassies   throughout   the 

length and breadth of Hellasand I for one shall not be astonished if you 

find our brother Hellenes of one sentiment and eager under seal of solemn 

oaths17А     to  proceed     against    those察  whoever     they   may     be察 who    shall 

seek18Аto step into the place vacated by the Phocians and to occupy the 

sacred shrine。  Make   it but   evident   that you   intend   to   establish a general 

peace   by   land   and   sea察  and察  if   I   mistake   not察  your   efforts   will   find   a 

response      in  the   hearts   of  all。  There    is  no  man    but   will   pray   for  the 

salvation of Athens next to that of his own fatherland。 

     16А Autonomy。; 

     17АSee Thuc。 v。 18察clause 2 of the Treaty of Peace察B。C。 422´421。 

     18А    Reading察      with    Zurborg察     。peironto。       Or察  if   the    vulgate 

 epeironto察transl。 ;against those who sought to step。; 

     Again察is any one persuaded that察looking solely to riches and money´ 

making察the state may find war more profitable than peace拭If so察I cannot 

conceive a better method to decide that question than to allow the mind to 

revert19Аto the past history of the state and to note well the sequence of 

events。   He   will   discover   that   in   times   long   gone   by   during   a   period   of 

peace vast wealth was stored up in the acropolis察the whole of which was 

lavishly expended during a subsequent period of war。 He will perceive察if 

he examines closely察that even at the present time we are suffering from its 

ill effects。 Countless sources of revenue have failed察or if they have still 

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