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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