Isocrates, On the Peace, George Norlin (Translator), 77

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[77] But, notwithstanding these advantages, in place of a polity which was admired by all men this power has led us on to a state of license which no one in the world could commend; in place of our habit of conquering those who took the field against us it has instilled into our citizens such ways that they have not the courage even to go out in front of the walls to meet the enemy;¹

On the Peace. Isocrates. George Norlin (Translator). Cambridge, MA. 1928.

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On the Peace (English) (Isocrates, Vol 2. Norlin, George, translator. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1929 (printing).)

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Περὶ εἰρήνης Perseus (Isocrates, Vol 2. Norlin, George, editor. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1929 (printing).) — 77 focus

[77] τούτων δʼ ὑπαρχόντων, ἀντὶ μὲν τῆς πολιτείας τῆς παρὰ πᾶσιν εὐδοκιμούσης ἐπὶ τοιαύτην ἀκολασίαν ἡ δύναμις ἡμᾶς αὕτη προήγαγεν, ἣν οὐδεὶς ἂν ἀνθρώπων ἐπαινέσειεν· ἀντὶ δὲ τοῦ νικᾶν τοὺς ἐπιστρατεύοντας οὕτω τοὺς πολίτας ἐπαίδευσεν, ὥστε μηδὲ πρὸ τῶν τειχῶν τολμᾶν ἐπεξιέναι τοῖς πολεμίοις·

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On the Peace

1. A rhetorical point. It was Pericles’ policy in the Peloponnesian War to meet the enemy only on the sea and to keep on the defensive on land. He was bitterly criticized for keeping the Athenians cooped up within their walls while the Spartans invaded and ravaged their lands.

Isocrates On the Peace 77

George Norlin (Translator)

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