Isocrates, Panegyricus, George Norlin (Translator), 117

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[117] And so far are the states removed from “freedom” and “autonomy”¹ that some of them are ruled by tyrants, some are controlled by alien governors, some have been sacked and razed,² and some have become slaves to the barbarians—the same barbarians whom we once so chastened for their temerity in crossing over into Europe , and for their overweening pride,

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).) — 117 focus

[117] τοσοῦτον δʼ ἀπέχουσι τῆς ἐλευθερίας καὶ τῆς αὐτονομίας, ὥσθʼ αἱ μὲν ὑπὸ τυράννοις εἰσί, τὰς δʼ ἁρμοσταὶ κατέχουσιν, ἔνιαι δʼ ἀνάστατοι γεγόνασι, τῶν δʼ οἱ βάρβαροι δεσπόται καθεστήκασιν· οὓς ἡμεῖς διαβῆναι τολμήσαντας εἰς τὴν Εὐρώπην καὶ μεῖζον ἢ προσῆκεν αὐτοῖς φρονήσαντας οὕτω διέθεμεν,

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Panegyricus

1. Freedom and autonomy—a single idea; see General Introd. p xxxii; Isoc. 14.24 ; Isoc. Letter 8.7 .

2. See Isoc. 4.126 .

Isocrates Panegyricus 117

George Norlin (Translator)

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