Isocrates, Panathenaicus, ed. George Norlin, 151

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[151]
τὸ μὲν οὖν σύνταγμα τῆς τότε πολιτείας, καὶ τὸν χρόνον ὅσον αὐτῇ χρώμενοι διετέλεσαν, ἐξαρκούντως δεδηλώκαμεν· λοιπὸν δʼ ἡμῖν τὰς πράξεις τὰς ἐκ τοῦ καλῶς πολιτεύεσθαι γεγενημένας διελθεῖν. ἐκ τούτων γὰρ ἔτι μᾶλλον ἔσται καταμαθεῖν ὅτι καὶ τὴν πολιτείαν εἶχον ἡμῶν οἱ πρόγονοι βελτίω τῶν ἄλλων καὶ σωφρονεστέραν, καὶ προστάταις καὶ συμβούλοις ἐχρῶντο τοιούτοις οἵοις χρὴ τοὺς εὖ φρονοῦντας.

Panathenaicus. Isocrates. ed. George Norlin. Cambridge, MA. 1928.

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Παναθηναικός (Greek) (Isocrates, Vol 2. Norlin, George, editor. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1929 (printing).)

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Panathenaicus Perseus (IIsocrates, Vol 2. Norlin, George, translator. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1929 (printing).) — 151 focus

[151] I have now sufficiently discussed the form of the polity as it was in those days and the length of time during which our people continued to enjoy it. But it remains for me to recount the actions which have resulted from the excellence of their government. For from these it will be possible to see still more clearly that our ancestors not only had a better and sounder polity than the rest of the world but also employed the kind of leaders and advisers which men of intelligence ought to select.

Isocrates Panathenaicus 151

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