Isocrates, Panegyricus, George Norlin (Translator), 111

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[111] What act of shame or outrage is wanting in their careers? They regarded the most lawless of men as the most loyal; they courted traitors as if they were benefactors; they chose to be slaves to one of the Helots¹ so that they might oppress their own countries; they honored the assassins and murderers of their fellow-citizens more than their own parents;

Panegyricus. Isocrates. George Norlin (Translator). Cambridge, MA. 1928.

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Panegyricus (English) (Isocrates, Vol. 1. Norlin, George, translator. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd., 1928 (printing).)

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Πανηγυρικός Perseus (Isocrates, Vol. 1. Norlin, George, editor. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd., 1928 (printing).) — 111 focus

[111] ἤ τί τῶν αἰσχρῶν ἢ δεινῶν οὐ διεξῆλθον; οἳ τοὺς μὲν ἀνομωτάτους πιστοτάτους ἐνόμιζον, τοὺς δὲ προδότας ὥσπερ εὐεργέτας ἐθεράπευον, ᾑροῦντο δὲ τῶν Εἱλώτων ἑνὶ ¹ δουλεύειν ὥστʼ εἰς τὰς αὑτῶν πατρίδας ὑβρίζειν, μᾶλλον δʼ ἐτίμων τοὺς αὐτόχειρας καὶ φονέας τῶν πολιτῶν ἢ τοὺς γονέας τοὺς αὐτῶν,

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1. The reference is to Lysander, who on his mother’s side was of Helot blood. The Helots were serfs of the Spartans.

Isocrates Panegyricus 111

George Norlin (Translator)

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