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Do you know then, that in point of numbers the Athenians are not inferior to the Boeotians?
Yes, I know.
Do you think that the larger number of fine, well-developed men could be selected from among the Boeotians or the Athenians?
In that matter too they seem to be at no disadvantage.
Which do you think are the more united?
The Athenians, I should say, for many of the Boeotians resent the selfish behaviour of the Thebans. At Athens I see nothing of that sort.
Do you know then, that in point of numbers the Athenians are not inferior to the Boeotians?
Yes, I know.
Do you think that the larger number of fine, well-developed men could be selected from among the Boeotians or the Athenians?
In that matter too they seem to be at no disadvantage.
Which do you think are the more united?
The Athenians, I should say, for many of the Boeotians resent the selfish behaviour of the Thebans. At Athens I see nothing of that sort.
Memorabilia. Xenophon. Edgar Carew Marchant (Translator). Cambridge, MA. 1923.
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