OUK ARXASQAI MOI DOKEI APORON EINAI, W ANDREV DIKASTAI THV + KATEGORIAV, ALLA PAUSASQAI LEGONTI. TOIAUTA AUTOIV TO MEGEQOV + KAI TOSAUTA TO PLHQOV EIRGASTAI, *WSTE MHT' AN YEUDOMENON + DEINOTERA TWN *UPARCONTWN KATHGORHSAI, MHTE T=ALHQH BOULOMENON + EIPEIN *APANTA DUNASQAI, ALL' ANAGKH H TON KATHGORON APEIPEIN + H TON CRONON EPILIPEIN.
TO=UNANTION DE MOI DOKOUMEN PEISESQAI H EN TW: PRO TOU CRONW:. + PROTERON MEN GAR EDEI THN ECQRAN TOUV KATHGOROUNTAV EPIDEIXAI, + *HTIV EIH PROV TOUV FEUGONTAV. NUNI DE PARA TWN FEUGONTWN CRH + PUNQANESQAI *HTIV HN AUTOIV PROV THN POLIN ECQRA, ANQ' *OTOU + TOIAUTA ETOLMHSAN EIV AUTHN EXAMARTANEIN. OU MENTOI *WV OUK + ECWN OIKEIAV ECQRAV KAI SUMFORAV TOUV LOGOUV POIOUMAI, ALL' *WV + *APASI POLLHV AFQONIAV OUSHV *UPER TWN IDIWN H *UPER TWN DHMOSIWN + ORGIZESQAI.
EGW MEN OUN, W ANDREV DIKASTAI, OUT' EMAUTOU PWPOTE OUTE ALLOTRIA + PRAGMATA PRAXAV NUN HNAGKASMAI *UPO TWN GEGENHMENWN TOUTOU KATHGOREIN, + *WSTE POLLAKIV EIV POLLHN AQUMIAN KATESTHN, MH DIA THN APEIRIAN + ANAXIWV KAI ADUNATWV *UPER TOU ADELFOU KAI EMAUTOU THN KATHGORIAN + POIHSOMAI. *OMWV DE PEIRASOMAI *UMAV EX ARCHV *WV AN DUNWMAI DI' + ELACISTWN DIDAXAI.
O*UMOV PATHR $KEFALOV EPEISQH MEN *UPO $PERIKLEOUV EIV TAUTHN THN + GHN AFIKESQAI, ETH DE TRIAKONTA W:KHSE, KAI OUDENI PWPOTE OUTE + *HMEIV OUTE EKEINOV DIKHN OUTE EDIKASAMEQA OUTE EFUGOMEN, ALL' + O*UTWV W:KOUMEN DHMOKRATOUMENOI *WSTE MHTE EIV TOUV ALLOUV + EXAMARTANEIN MHTE *UPO TWN ALLWN ADIKEISQAI.
EPEIDH D' O*I TRIAKONTA PONHROI [MEN] KAI SUKOFANTAI ONTEV EIV THN + ARCHN KATESTHSAN, FASKONTEV CRHNAI TWN ADIKWN KAQARAN POIHSAI THN + POLIN KAI TOUV LOIPOUV POLITAV EP' ARETHN KAI DIKAIOSUNHN TRAPESQAI, + [KAI] TOIAUTA LEGONTEV OU TOIAUTA POIEIN ETOLMWN, *WV EGW PERI TWN + EMAUTOU PRWTON EIPWN KAI PERI TWN *UMETERWN ANAMNHSAI PEIRASOMAI.
$QEOGNIV GAR KAI $PEISWN ELEGON EN TOIV TRIAKONTA PERI TWN METOIKWN, + *WV EIEN TINEV TH: POLITEIA: ACQOMENOI. KALLISTHN OUN EINAI PROFASIN + TIMWREISQAI MEN DOKEIN, TW: D' ERGW: CRHMATIZESQAI. PANTWV DE THN + MEN POLIN PENESQAI, THN (D' ) ARCHN DEISQAI CRHMATWN.
KAI TOUV AKOUONTAV OU CALEPWV EPEIQON. APOKTINNUNAI MEN GAR ANQRWPOUV + PERI OUDENOV *HGOUNTO, LAMBANEIN DE CRHMATA PERI POLLOU EPOIOUNTO. + EDOXEN OUN AUTOIV DEKA SULLABEIN, TOUTWN DE DUO PENHTAV, *INA AUTOIV + H: PROV TOUV ALLOUV APOLOGIA, *WV OU CRHMATWN *ENEKA TAUTA PEPRAKTAI, + ALLA SUMFERONTA TH: POLITEIA: GEGENHTAI, *WSPER TI TWN ALLWN EULOGWV + PEPOIHKOTEV.
DIALABONTEV DE TAV OIKIAV EBADIZON. KAI EME MEN XENOUV *ESTIWNTA + KATELABON, O*UV EXELASANTEV $PEISWNI ME PARADIDOASIN. O*I DE ALLOI + EIV TO ERGASTHRION ELQONTEV TA ANDRAPODA APEGRAFONTO, EGW DE $PEISWNA + MEN HRWTWN EI BOULOITO ME SWSAI CRHMATA LABWN. *O D' EFASKEN, EI + POLLA EIH.
EIPON OUN *OTI TALANTON ARGURIOU *ETOIMOV EIHN DOUNAI. *O D' + *WMOLOGHSE TAUTA POIHSEIN. HPISTAMHN MEN OUN *OTI OUTE QEOUV OUT' + ANQRWPOUV NOMIZEI, *OMWV D' EK TWN PARONTWN EDOKEI MOI ANAGKAIOTATON + EINAI PISTIN PAR' AUTOU LABEIN.
EPEIDH DE WMOSEN, EXWLEIAN *EAUTW: KAI TOIV PAISIN EPARWMENOV, LABWN + TO TALANTON ME SWSEIN, EISELQWN EIV TO DWMATION THN KIBWTON ANOIGNUMI. + $PEISWN D' AISQOMENOV EISERCETAI, KAI IDWN TA ENONTA KALEI TWN + *UPHRETWN DUO, KAI TA EN TH: KIBWTW: LABEIN EKELEUSEN.
EPEI DE OUC *OSON *WMOLOGHTO EICEN, W ANDREV DIKASTAI, ALLA TRIA + TALANTA ARGURIOU KAI TETRAKOSIOUV KUZIKHNOUV KAI *EKATON DAREIKOUV + KAI FIALAV ARGURAV TETTARAV, EDEOMHN AUTOU EFODIA MOI DOUNAI, *O + D' AGAPHSEIN ME EFASKEN, EI TO SWMA SWSW.
EXIOUSI D' EMOI KAI $PEISWNI EPITUGCANEI $MHLOBIOV TE KAI $MNHSIQEIDHV + EK TOU ERGASTHRIOU APIONTEV, KAI KATALAMBANOUSI PROV AUTAIV TAIV + QURAIV, KAI ERWTWSIN *OPOI BADIZOIMEN. *O D' EFASKEN EIV TA TOU + ADELFOU TOU EMOU, *INA KAI TA EN EKEINH: TH: OIKIA: SKEYHTAI. EKEINON + MEN OUN EKELEUON BADIZEIN, EME DE MEQ' A*UTWN AKOLOUQEIN EIV $DAMNIPPOU.
$PEISWN DE PROSELQWN SIGAN MOI PAREKELEUETO KAI QARREIN, *WV *HXWN + EKEISE. KATALAMBANOMEN DE AUTOQI $QEOGNIN *ETEROUV FULATTONTA. *W: + PARADONTEV EME PALIN W:CONTO. EN TOIOUTW: D' ONTI MOI KINDUNEUEIN + EDOKEI, *WV TOU GE APOQANEIN *UPARCONTOV HDH.
KALESAV DE $DAMNIPPON LEGW PROV AUTON TADE.. EPITHDEIOV MEN MOI +
TUGCANEIV WN, *HKW D' EIV THN SHN OIKIAN, ADIKW D' OUDEN, CRHMATWN +
D' *ENEKA APOLLUMAI. SU OUN TAUTA PASCONTI MOI PROQUMON PARASCOU +
THN SEAUTOU DUNAMIN EIV THN EMHN SWTHRIAN. *O D' *UPESCETO TAUTA +
POIHSEIN. EDOKEI D' AUTW: BELTION EINAI PROV $QEOGNIV MNHSQHNAI. +
*HGEITO GAR *APAN POIHSEIN AUTON, EI TIV ARGURION DIDOIH.
TAUTA DIANOHQEIV EFEUGON, EKEINWN EPI TH: AULEIW: QURA: THN FULAKHN +
POIOUMENWN. TRIWN DE QURWN OUSWN, *AV EDEI ME DIELQEIN, *APASAI +
ANEW:GMENAI ETUCON. AFIKOMENOV DE EIV $ARCENEW TOU NAUKLHROU EKEINON +
PEMPW EIV ASTU, PEUSOMENON PERI TOU ADELFOU. *HKWN DE ELEGEN *OTI +
$ERATOSQENHV AUTON EN TH: *ODW: LABWN EIV TO DESMWTHRION APAGAGOI.
KAI EGW TOIAUTA PEPUSMENOV THV EPIOUSHV NUKTOV DIEPLEUSA $MEGARADE. +
$POLEMARCW: DE PARHGGEILAN O*I TRIAKONTA TO=UP' EKEINWN EIQISMENON +
PARAGGELMA, PINEIN KWNEION, PRIN THN AITIAN EIPEIN DI' *HNTINA +
EMELLEN APOQANEISQAI. O*UTW POLLOU EDEHSE KRIQHNAI KAI APOLOGHSASAQAI.
KAI EPEIDH APEFERETO EK TOU DESMWTHRIOU TEQNEWV, TRIWN *HMIN OIKIWN +
OUSWN OUD' EK MIAV EIASAN EXENECQHNAI, ALLA KLEISION MISQWSAMENOI +
PRO=UQENTO AUTON. KAI POLLWN ONTWN *IMATIWN AITOUSIN OUDEN EDOSAN EIV +
THN TAFHN, ALLA TWN FILWN *O MEN *IMATION, *O DE PROSKEFALAION, *O +
DE *O TI *EKASTOV ETUCEN EDWKEN EIV THN EKEINOU TAFHN.
KAI ECONTEV MEN *EPTAKOSIAV ASPIDAV TWN *HMETERWN, ECONTEV DE ARGURION +
KAI CRUSION TOSOUTON, CALKON DE KAI KOSMON KAI EPIPLA KAI *IMATIA +
GUNAIKEIA *OSA OUDEPWPOTE W:ONTO KTHSESQAI, KAI ANDRAPODA EIKOSI +
KAI *EKATON, *WN TA MEN BELTISTA ELABON, TA DE LOIPA EIV TO DHMOSION +
APEDOSAN, EIV TOSAUTHN APLHSTIAN KAI AISCROKERDEIAN AFIKONTO KAI +
KAI TOU TROPOU TOU A*UTWN APODEIXIN EPOIHSANTO. THV GAR $POLEMARCOU +
GUNAIKOV CRUSOUV *ELIKTHRAV, O*UV ECOUSA ETUGCANEN, *OTE TO PRWTON +
HLQEN EIV THN OIKIAN, $MHLOBIOV EK TWN WTWN EXEILETO.
KAI OUDE KATA TO ELACISTON MEROV THV OUSIAV ELEOU PAR' AUTWN ETUGCANOMEN. +
ALL' O*UTWV EIV *HMAV DIA TA CRHMATA EXHMARTANON, *WSPER AN *ETEROI +
MEGALWN ADIKHMATWN ORGHN ECONTEV, OU TOUTWN AXIOUV GE ONTAV TH: POLEI, +
ALLA PASAV (MEN) TAV CORHGIAV CORHGHSANTAV, POLLAV D' EISFORAV +
EISENEGKONTAV, KOSMIOUV D' *HMAV AUTOUV PARECONTAV KAI [PAN] TO +
PROSTATTOMENON POIOUNTAV, ECQRON D' OUDENA KEKTHMENOUV, POLLOUV D' +
$AQHNAIWN EK TWN POLEMIWN LUSAMENOUV TOIOUTWN HXIWSAN OUC *OMOIWV +
METOIKOUNTAV *WSPER AUTOI EPOLITEUONTO.
O*UTOI GAR POLLOUV MEN TWN POLITWN EIV TOUV POLEMIOUV EXHLASAN, +
POLLOUV D' ADIKWV APOKTEINANTEV ATAFOUV EPOIHSAN, POLLOUV D' EPITIMOUV +
ONTAV ATIMOUV [THV POLEWV] KATESTHSAN, POLLWN DE QUGATERAV MELLOUSAV +
EKDIDOSQAI EKWLUSAN.
KAI EIV TOSOUTON EISI TOLMHV AFIGMENOI *WSQ' *HKOUSIN APOLOGHSOMENOI, +
KAI LEGOUSIN *WV OUDEN KAKON OUD' AISCRON EIRGASMENOI EISIN. EGW +
D' EBOULOMHN AN AUTOUV ALHQH LEGEIN. METHN GAR AN KAI EMOI TOUTOU +
T=AGAQOU OUK ELACISTON MEROV.
NUN DE OUTE PROV THN POLIN AUTOIV TOIAUTA *UPARCEI OUTE PROV EME. +
TON ADELFON GAR MOU, *WSPER KAI PROTERON EIPON, $ERATOSQENHV +
APEKTEINEN, OUTE AUTOV IDIA: ADIKOUMENOV OUTE EIV THN POLIN *ORWN +
EXAMARTANONTA, ALLA TH: *EAUTOU PARANOMIA: PROQUMWV EXUPHRETWN.
ANABIBASAMENOV D' AUTON BOULOMAI ERESQAI, W ANDREV DIKASTAI. TOIAUTHN +
GAR GNWMHN ECW. EPI MEN TH: TOUTOU WFELEIA: KAI PROV *ETERON PERI +
TOUTOU DIALEGESQAI ASEBEV EINAI NOMIZW, EPI DE TH: TOUTOU BLABH: KAI +
PROV AUTON TOUTON *OSION KAI EUSEBEV. ANABHQI OUN MOI KAI APOKRINAI, +
*O TI AN SE ERWTW.
APHGAGEV $POLEMARCON H OU? TA *UPO TWN ARCONTWN PROSTACQENTA DEDIWV +
EPOIOUN. HSQA D' EN TW: BOULEUTHRIW:, *OTE O*I LOGOI EGIGNONTO PERI +
*HMWN? H. POTERON SUNHGOREUEV TOIV KELEUOUSIN APOKTEINAI H +
ANTELEGEV? ANTELEGON, [*INA APOQANWMEN?] *INA MH APOQANHTE. +
*HGOUMENOV *HMAV ADIKA PASCEIN [H DIKAIA]? ADIKA.
EIT', W SCETLIWTATE PANTWN, ANTELEGEV MEN *INA SWSEIAV, SUNELAMBANEV DE +
*INA APOKTEINH:V? KAI *OTE MEN TO PLHQOV HN *UMWN KURION THV SWTHRIAV THV +
*HMETERAV, ANTILEGEIN FHV TOIV BOULOMENOIV *HMAV APOLESAI, EPEIDH DE +
EPI SOI MONW: EGENETO KAI SWSAI $POLEMARCON KAI MH, EIV TO DESMWTHRION +
APHGAGEV? EIQ' *OTI MEN, *WV FHV, ANTEIPWN OUDEN WFELHSAV, AXIOIV +
CRHSTOV NOMIZESQAI, *OTI DE SULLABWN APEKTEINAV, OUK [OIEI] EMOI KAI +
TOUTOISI DOUNAI DIKHN?
KAI MHN OUDE TOUTO EIKOV AUTW: PISTEUEIN, EIPER ALHQH LEGEI FASKWN +
ANTEIPEIN, *WV AUTW: PROSETACQH. OU GAR DHPOU EN TOIV METOIKOIV +
PISTIN PAR' AUTOU ELAMBANON EPEITA TW: *HTTON EIKOV HN PROSTACQHNAI +
H *OSTIV ANTEIPWN GE ETUGCANE KAI GNWMHN APODEDEIGMENOV? TINA GAR +
EIKOV HN *HTTON TAUTA *UPHRETHSAI H TON ANTEIPONTA O*IV EKEINOI +
EBOULONTO PRACQHNAI?
ETI DE TOIV MEN ALLOIV $AQHNAIOIV *IKANH MOI DOKEI PROFASIV EINAI TWN +
GEGENHMENWN EIV TOUV TRIAKONTA ANAFEREIN THN AITIAN. AUTOUV DE TOUV +
TRIAKONTA, AN EIV SFAV AUTOUV ANAFERWSI, PWV *UMAV EIKOV APODECESQAI?.
EI MEN GAR TIV HN EN TH: POLEI ARCH ISCUROTERA [AUTHV], *UF' *HV +
AUTW: PROSETATTETO PARA TO DIKAION ANQRWPOUV APOLLUNAI, ISWV AN +
EIKOTWV AUTW: SUGGNWMHN EICETE. NUN DE PARA TOU POTE KAI LHYESQE DIKHN, +
EIPER EXESTAI TOIV TRIAKONTA LEGEIN *OTI TA *UPO TWN TRIAKONTA +
PROSTACQENTA EPOIOUN?
KAI MEN DH OUK EN TH: OIKIA: ALL' EN TH: *ODW:, SW:ZEIN TE AUTON KAI TA +
TOUTOIV EYHFISMENA PARON, SULLABWN APHGAGEN. *UMEIV DE PASIN ORGIZESQE, +
*OSOI EIV TAV OIKIAV HLQON TAV *UMETERAV ZHTHSIV POIOUMENOI H *UMWN +
H TWN *UMETERWN TINOV.
KAITOI, EI CRH TOIV DIA THN *EAUTWN SWTHRIAN *ETEROUV APOLESASI +
SUGGNWMHN ECEIN, EKEINOIV AN DIKAIOTERON ECOITE. KINDUNOV GAR HN +
PEMFQEISI MH ELQEIN KAI KATALABOUSIN EXARNOIV GENESQAI. TW: DE +
$ERATOSQENEI EXHN EIPEIN *OTI OUK APHNTUSEN, EPEITA *OTI OUK EIDEN. +
TAUTA GAR OUTE ELEGCON OUTE BASANON EICE, *WSTE MHD' *UPO TWN +
ECQRWN BOULOMENWN O*ION TE EINAI EXELEGQHNAI.
CRHN DE SE, W $ERATOSQENEV, EIPER HSQA CRHSTOV, POLU MALLON TOIV +
MELLOUSIN ADIKWV APOQANEISQAI MHNUTHN GENESQAI H TOUV ADIKWV APOLOUMENOUV +
SULLAMBANEIN. NUN DE SOU TA ERGA FANERA GEGENHTAI OUC *WV ANIWMENOU ALL' +
*WV *HDOMENOU TOIV GIGNOMENOIV,
*WSTE TOUSDE EK TWN ERGWN CRH MALLON H EK TWN LOGWN THN YHFON FEREIN, +
*A ISASI GEGENHMENA TWN TOTE LEGOMENWN TEKMHRIA LAMBANONTAV, EPEIDH +
MARTURAV PERI AUTWN OUC O*ION TE PARASCESQAI. OU GAR MONON *HMIN +
PAREINAI OUK EXHN, ALL' OUDE PAR' A*UTOIV EINAI, *WST' EPI TOUTOIV +
ESTI PANTA TA KAKA EIRGASMENOIV THN POLIN PANTA T=AGAQA PERI A*UTWN +
LEGEIN.
TOUTO MENTOI OU FEUGW, ALL' *OMOLOGW SOI, EI BOULEI, ANTEIPEIN. +
QAUMAZW DE TI AN POT' EPOIHSAV SUNEIPWN, *OPOTE ANTEIPEIN FASKWN +
APEKTEINAV $POLEMARCON. FERE DH, TI AN, EI KAI ADELFOI ONTEV +
ETUGCANETE AUTOU H KAI *UEIV? APEYHFIZESQE (AN)? DEI GAR, W +
ANDREV DIKASTAI, $ERATOSQENH DUOIN QATERON APODEIXAI, H *WV OUK APHGAGEN +
AUTON, H *WV DIKAIWV TOUT' EPRAXEN. O*UTOV DE *WMOLOGHKEN ADIKWV +
SULLABEIN, *WSTE *RA:DIAN *UMIN THN DIAYHFISIN PERI A*UTOU PEPOIHKE.
KAI MEN DH POLLOI KAI TWN ASTWN KAI TWN XENWN *HKOUSIN EISOMENOI TINA +
GNWMHN PERI TOUTWN *EXETE. *WN O*I MEN *UMETEROI ONTEV POLITAI MAQONTEV +
APIASIN *OTI H DIKHN DWSOUSIN *WN AN EXAMARTWSIN, H PRAXANTEV MEN *WN +
EFIENTAI TURANNOI THV POLEWV ESONTAI, DUSTUCHSANTEV DE TO ISON *UMIN +
*EXOUSIN. *OSOI DE XENOI EPIDHMOUSIN, EISONTAI POTERON ADIKWV TOUV +
TRIAKONTA EKKHRUTTOUSIN EK TWN POLEWN H DIKAIWV. EI GAR DH AUTOI O*I +
KAKWV PEPONQOTEV LABONTEV AFHSOUSIN, H POU SFAV (G') AUTOUV *HGHSONTAI +
PERIERGOUV *UPER *UMWN THROUMENOUV.
OUK OUN DEINON EI TOUV MEN STRATHGOUV, O*I ENIKWN NAUMACOUNTEV, +
*OTE DIA CEIMWNA OUC O*IOI T' EFASAN EINAI TOUV EK THV QALATTHV +
ANELESQAI, QANATW: EZHMIWSATE, *HGOUMENOI CRHNAI TH: TWN TEQNEWTWN +
ARETH: PAR' EKEINWN DIKHN LABEIN, TOUTOUV DE, O*I IDIWTAI MEN ONTEV +
KAQ' *OSON EDUNANTO EPOIHSAN *HTTHQHNAI NAUMACOUNTAV, EPEIDH DE EIV +
THN ARCHN KATESTHSAN, *OMOLOGOUSIN *EKONTEV POLLOUV TWN POLITWN +
AKRITOUV APOKTINNUNAI, OUK ARA CRH AUTOUV KAI TOUV PAIDAV *UF' *UMWN +
TAIV ESCATAIV ZHMIAIV KOLAZESQAI?
EGW TOINUN, W ANDREV DIKASTAI, HXIOUN *IKANA EINAI TA KATHGORHMENA. +
MECRI GAR TOUTOU NOMIZW CRHNAI KATHGOREIN, *EWV AN QANATOU DOXH: TW: +
FEUGONTI AXIA EIRGASQAI. TAUTHN GAR ESCATHN DIKHN DUNAMEQA PAR' +
AUTWN LABEIN. *WST' OUK OID' *O TI DEI POLLA KATHGOREIN TOIOUTWN +
ANDRWN, O*I OUD' *UPER *ENOV *EKASTOU TWN PEPRAGMENWN DIV APOQANONTEV +
(*IKANHN) DIKHN DOUNAI DUNAINT' AN.
OU GAR DH OUDE TOUTO AUTW: PROSHKEI POIHSAI, *OPER EN TH:DE TH: POLEI +
EIQISMENON ESTI, PROV MEN TA KATHGORHMENA MHDEN APOLOGEISQAI, PERI +
DE SFWN AUTWN *ETERA LEGONTEV ENIOTE EXAPATWSIN, *UMIN APODEIKNUNTEV +
*WV STRATIWTAI AGAQOI EISIN, H *WV POLLAV TWN POLEMIWN NAUV ELABON +
TRIHRARCHSANTEV, (H) POLEIV POLEMIAV OUSAV FILAV EPOIHSAN.
EPEI KELEUETE AUTON APODEIXAI *OPOU TOSOUTOUV TWN POLEMIWN APEKTEINAN +
*OSOUV TWN POLITWN, H NAUV *OPOU TOSOUTAV ELABON *OSAV AUTOI PAREDOSAN, +
H POLIN *HNTINA TOIAUTHN PROSEKTHSANTO O*IAN THN *UMETERAN KATEDOULWSANTO.
ALLA GAR *OPLA TWN POLEMIWN (TOSAUTA) ESKULEUSAN *OSA PER *UMWN +
AFEILONTO, ALLA TEICH TOIAUTA E*ILON O*IA THV *EAUTWN PATRIDOV +
KATESKAYAN. O*ITINEV KAI TA PERI THN $ATTIKHN FROURIA KAQEILON, KAI +
*UMIN EDHLWSAN *OTI OUDE TON $PEIRAIA $LAKEDAIMONIWN PROSTATTONTWN PERI+
EILON, ALL' *OTI *EAUTOIV THN ARCHN O*UTW BEBAIOTERAN ENOMIZON EINAI.
POLLAKIV OUN EQAUMASA THV TOLMHV TWN LEGONTWN *UPER AUTOU, PLHN *OTAN +
ENQUMHQW *OTI TWN AUTWN ESTIN AUTOUV TE PANTA TA KAKA ERGAZESQAI KAI +
TOUV TOIOUTOUV EPAINEIN.
OU GAR NUN PRWTON TW: *UMETERW: PLHQEI TA ENANTIA EPRAXEN, ALLA KAI +
EPI TWN TETRAKOSIWN EN TW: STRATOPEDW: OLIGARCIAN KAQISTAV EFEUGEN EX +
*$ELLHSPONTOU TRIHRARCOV KATALIPWN THN NAUN, META $IATROKLEOUV KAI +
*ETERWN, *WN TA ONOMATA OUDEN DEOMAI LEGEIN. AFIKOMENOV DE DEURO +
T=ANANTIA TOIV BOULOMENOIV DHMOKRATIAN EINAI EPRATTE. KAI TOUTWN +
MARTURAV *UMIN PAREXOMAI.
[MARTUREV]
TON MEN TOINUN METAXU BION AUTOU PARHSW. EPEIDH DE *H NAUMACIA KAI +
*H SUMFORA TH: POLEI EGENETO, DHMOKRATIAV ETI OUSHV, *OQEN THV STASEWV +
HRXAN, PENTE ANDREV EFOROI KATESTHSAN *UPO TWN KALOUMENWN *ETAIRWN, +
SUNAGWGEIV MEN TWN POLITWN, ARCONTEV DE TWN SUNWMOTWN, ENANTIA DE TW: +
*UMETERW: PLHQEI PRATTONTEV. *WN $ERATOSQENHV KAI $KRITIAV HSAN.
O*UTOI DE FULARCOUV TE EPI TAV FULAV KATESTHSAN, KAI *O TI DEOI +
CEIROTONEISQAI KAI O*USTINAV CREIH ARCEIN PARHGGELLON, KAI EI TI +
ALLO PRATTEIN BOULOINTO, KURIOI HSAN. O*UTWV OUC *UPO TWN POLEMIWN MONWN +
ALLA KAI *UPO TOUTWN POLITWN ONTWN EPEBOULEUESQE *OPWV MHT' AGAQON +
MHDEN YHFISHSQE POLLWN TE ENDEEIV ESESQE.
TOUTO GAR KALWV HPISTANTO, *OTI ALLWV MEN OUC O*IOI TE ESONTAI PERIGENESQAI, +
KAKWV DE PRATTONTWN DUNHSONTAI. KAI *UMAV *HGOUNTO TWN PARONTWN KAKWN +
EPIQUMOUNTAV APALLAGHNAI PERI TWN MELLONTWN OUK ENQUMHSESQAI.
*WV TOINUN TWN EFORWN EGENETO, MARTURAV *UMIN PAREXOMAI, OU TOUV TOTE +
SUMPRATTONTAV )OU GAR AN DUNAIMHN( ALLA TOUV AUTOU $ERATOSQENOUV +
AKOUSANTAV.
KAITOI EI ESWFRONOUN KATEMARTUROUN AN AUTWN, KAI TOUV DIDASKALOUV +
TWN SFETERWN *AMARTHMATWN SFODR' AN EKOLAZON, KAI TOUV *ORKOUV, EI +
ESWFRONOUN, OUK AN EPI MEN TOIV TWN POLITWN KAKOIV PISTOUV ENOMIZON, +
EPI DE TOIV THV POLEWV AGAQOUV *RA:DIWV PAREBAINON. PROV MEN OUN +
TOUTOUV TOSAUTA LEGW, TOUV DE MARTURAV MOI KALEI. KAI UMEIV ANABHTE.
[MARTUREV]
TWN MEN MARTURWN AKHKOATE. TO DE TELEUTAION EIV THN ARCHN KATASTAV +
AGAQOU MEN OUDENOV METESCEN, ALLWN DE POLLWN. KAITOI EIPER HN ANHR +
AGAQOV, ECRHN AUTON PRWTON MEN MH PARANOMWV ARCEIN, EPEITA TH: BOULH: +
MHNUTHN GIGNESQAI PERI TWN EISAGGELIWN *APASIN, *OTI YEUDEIV EIEN, KAI +
$BATRACOV KAI $AISCULIDHV OU T=ALHQH MHNUOUSIN, ALLA TA *UPO TWN TRIAKONTA +
PLASQENTA EISAGGELLOUSI, SUGKEIMENA EPI TH: TWN POLITWN BLABH:.
KAI MEN DH, W ANDREV DIKASTAI, *OSOI KAKONOI HSAN TW: *UMETERW: PLHQEI, +
OUDEN ELATTON EICON SIWPWNTEV. *ETEROI GAR HSAN O*I LEGONTEV KAI +
PRATTONTEV *WN OUC O*ION T' HN MEIZW KAKA GENESQAI TH: POLEI. *OPOSOI +
D' EUNOI FASIN EINAI, PWV OUK ENTAUQA EDEIXAN, AUTOI TE TA BELTISTA +
LEGONTEV KAI TOUV EXAMARTANONTAV APOTREPONTEV?
ISWV D' AN ECOI EIPEIN *OTI EDEDOIKEI, KAI *UMWN TOUTO ENIOIV *IKANON +
ESTAI. *OPWV TOINUN MH FANHSETAI EN TW: LOGW: TOIV TRIAKONTA ENANTIOUMENOV. +
EI DE MH, ENTAUQOI DHLOV ESTAI *OTI EKEINA TE AUTW: HRESKE, KAI +
TOSOUTON EDUNATO *WSTE ENANTIOUMENOV MHDEN KAKON PAQEIN *UP' AUTWN. +
CRHN D' AUTON *UPER THV *UMETERAV SWTHRIAV TAUTHN THN PROQUMIAN ECEIN, +
ALLA MH *UPER $QHRAMENOUV, *OV EIV *UMAV POLLA EXHMARTEN.
ALL' O*UTOV THN MEN POLIN ECQRAN ENOMIZEN EINAI, TOUV D' *UMETEROUV +
ECQROUV FILOUV, *WV AMFOTERA TAUTA EGW POLLOIV TEKMHRIOIV PARASTHSW, +
KAI TAV PROV ALLHLOUV DIAFORAV OUC *UPER *UMWN ALL' *UPER *EAUTWN +
GIGNOMENAV, *OPOTEROI TAUTA PRAXOUSI KAI THV POLEWV ARXOUSI.
EI GAR *UPER TWN ADIKOUMENWN ESTASIAZON, POU KALLION [AN] HN ANDRI +
ARCONTI, H $QRASUBOULOU $FULHN KATEILHFOTOV, TOTE EPIDEIXASQAI +
THN A*UTOU EUNOIAN? *O D' ANTI TOU EPAGGEILASQAI TI H PRAXAI AGAQON +
PROV TOUV EPI $FULH:, ELQWN META TWN SUNARCONTWN EIV $SALAMINA KAI +
$ELEUSINADE TRIAKOSIOUV TWN POLITWN APHGAGEN EIV TO DESMWTHRION, +
KAI MIA: YHFW: AUTWN *APANTWN QANATON KATEYHFISATO.
EPEIDH DE EIV TON $PEIRAIA HLQOMEN KAI A*I TARACAI GEGENHMENAI +
HSAN KAI PERI TWN DIALLAGWN O*I LOGOI EGIGNONTO, POLLAV *EKATEROI +
ELPIDAV EICOMEN PROV ALLHLOUV ESESQAI, *WV AMFOTEROI EDEIXAN. O*I +
MEN GAR EK $PEIRAIWV KREITTOUV ONTEV EIASAN AUTOUV APELQEIN.
O*I DE EIV TO ASTU ELQONTEV TOUV MEN TRIAKONTA EXEBALON PLHN +
$FEIDWNOV KAI $ERATOSQENOUV, ARCONTAV DE TOUV EKEINOIV ECQISTOUV +
E*ILONTO, *HGOUMENOI DIKAIWV AN *UPO TWN AUTWN TOUV TE TRIAKONTA +
MISEISQAI KAI TOUV EN $PEIRAIEI FILEISQAI.
TOUTWN TOINUN $FEIDWN [*O TWN TRIAKONTA] GENOMENOV KAI *$IPPOKLHV +
KAI $EPICARHV *O $LAMPTREUV KAI *ETEROI O*I DOKOUNTEV EINAI ENANTIWTATOI +
$CARIKLEI KAI $KRITIA: KAI TH: EKEINWN *ETAIREIA:, EPEIDH AUTOI EIV +
THN ARCHN KATESTHSAN, POLU MEIZW STASIN KAI POLEMON EPI TOUV EN $PEIRAIEI +
[H] TOIV EX ASTEWV EPOIHSAN.
*W: KAI FANERWV EPEDEIXANTO *OTI OUC *UPER TWN EN $PEIRAIEI OUD' *UPER +
TWN ADIKWV APOLLUMENWN ESTASIAZON, OUD' O*I TEQNEWTEV AUTOUV ELUPOUN +
OUD' O*I MELLONTEV APOQANEISQAI, ALL' O*I MEIZON DUNAMENOI KAI QATTON +
PLOUTOUNTEV.
LABONTEV GAR TAV ARCAV KAI THN POLIN AMFOTEROIV EPOLEMOUN, TOIV TE +
TRIAKONTA PANTA KAKA EIRGASMENOIV KAI *UMIN PANTA KAKA PEPONQOSI. +
KAITOI TOUTO PASI DHLON HN, *OTI EI MEN EKEINOI DIKAIWV EFEUGON, +
*UMEIV ADIKWV, EI D' *UMEIV DIKAIWV, O*I TRIAKONTA ADIKWV. OU GAR DH +
*ETERWN ERGWN AITIAN LABONTEV EK THV POLEWV EXEPESON, ALLA TOUTWN.
*WSTE SFODRA CRH ORGIZESQAI, *OTI $FEIDWN A*IREQEIV *UMAV DIALLAXAI +
KAI KATAGAGEIN TWN AUTWN ERGWN $ERATOSQENEI METEICE KAI TH: AUTH: +
GNWMH: TOUV MEN KREITTOUV A*UTWN DI' *UMAV KAKWV POIEIN *ETOIMOV HN, +
*UMIN DE ADIKWV FEUGOUSIN OUK HQELHSEN APODOUNAI THN POLIN, ALL' +
ELQWN EIV $LAKEDAIMONA EPEIQEN AUTOUV STRATEUSASQAI, DIABALLWN +
*OTI $BOIWTWN *H POLIV ESTAI, KAI ALLA LEGWN O*IV W:ETO PEISEIN +
MALISTA.
OU DUNAMENOV DE TOUTWN TUCEIN, EITE KAI TWN *IERWN EMPODWN ONTWN +
EITE KAI AUTWN OU BOULOMENWN, *EKATON TALANTA EDANEISATO, *INA ECOI +
EPIKOUROUV MISQOUSQAI, KAI $LUSANDRON ARCONTA H:THSATO, EUNOUSTATON +
MEN ONTA TH: OLIGARCIA:, KAKONOUSTATON DE TH: POLEI, MISOUNTA DE +
MALISTA TOUV EN $PEIRAIEI.
MISQWSAMENOI DE PANTAV ANQRWPOUV EP' OLEQRW: THV POLEWV, KAI POLEIV +
EPAGONTEV KAI TELEUTWNTEV $LAKEDAIMONIOUV KAI TWN SUMMACWN *OPOSOUV +
EDUNANTO PEISAI, OU DIALLAXAI ALL' APOLESAI PARESKEUAZONTO THN POLIN +
EI MH DI' ANDRAV AGAQOUV, O*IV *UMEIV DHLWSATE PARA TWN ECQRWN DIKHN +
LABONTEV, *OTI KAI EKEINOIV CARIN APODWSETE.
TAUTA DE EPISTASQE MEN KAI AUTOI, KAI (OUK) OID' *O TI DEI MARTURAV +
PARASCESQAI. *OMWV DE. EGW TE GAR DEOMAI ANAPAUSASQAI, *UMWN T' ENIOIV +
*HDION *WV PLEISTWN TOUV AUTOUV LOGOUV AKOUEIN.
[MARTUREV]
FERE DH KAI PERI $QHRAMENOUV *WV AN DUNWMAI DIA BRACUTATWN DIDAXW. +
DEOMAI D' *UMWN AKOUSAI *UPER T' EMAUTOU KAI THV POLEWV. KAI MHDENI +
TOUTO PARASTH:, *WV $ERATOSQENOUV KINDUNEUONTOV (OU PROSHKONTWV) +
$QHRAMENOUV KATHGORW. PUNQANOMAI GAR TAUTA APOLOGHSESQAI AUTON, +
*OTI EKEINW: FILOV HN KAI TWN AUTWN ERGWN METEICE.
KAITOI SFODR' AN AUTON OIMAI META $QEMISTOKLEOUV POLITEUOMENON +
PROSPOIEISQAI PRATTEIN *OPWV OIKODOMHQHSETAI TA TEICH, *OPOTE KAI META +
$QHRAMENOUV *OPWV KAQAIREQHSETAI. (ALL') OU GAR MOI DOKOUSIN ISOU +
AXIOI GEGENHSQAI. *O MEN GAR $LAKEDAIMONIWN AKONTWN W:KODOMHSEN AUTA, +
O*UTOV DE TOUV POLITAV EXAPATHSAV KAQEILE.
*OV PRWTON MEN THV PROTERAV OLIGARCIAV AITIWTATOV EGENETO, PEISAV +
*UMAV THN EPI TWN TETRAKOSIWN POLITEIAN *ELESQAI. KAI *O MEN PATHR +
AUTOU TWN PROBOULWN WN TA=UT' EPRATTEN, AUTOV DE DOKWN EUNOUSTATOV +
EINAI TOIV PRAGMASI STRATHGOV *UP' AUTWN *H:REQH.
KAI *EWV MEN ETIMATO, PISTON *EAUTON TH: POLEI PAREICEN. EPEIDH DE +
$PEISANDRON MEN KAI $KALLAISCRON KAI *ETEROUV *EWRA PROTEROUV A*UTOU +
GIGNOMENOUV, TO DE *UMETERON PLHQOV OUKETI BOULOMENON TOUTWN AKROASQAI, +
TOT' HDH DIA TE TON PROV EKEINOUV FQONON KAI TO PAR' *UMWN DEOV METESCE +
TWN $ARISTOKRATOUV ERGWN.
BOULOMENOV DE TW: *UMETERW: PLHQEI DOKEIN PISTOV EINAI $ANTIFWNTA KAI +
$ARCEPTOLEMON FILTATOUV ONTAV A*UTW: KATHGORWN APEKTEINEN, EIV +
TOSOUTON DE KAKIAV HLQEN, *WSTE *AMA MEN DIA THN PROV EKEINOUV +
PISTIN *UMAV KATEDOULWSATO, DIA DE THN PROV *UMAV TOUV FILOUV +
APWLESE.
TIMWMENOV DE KAI TWN MEGISTWN AXIOUMENOV, AUTOV EPAGGEILAMENOV +
SWSEIN THN POLIN AUTOV APWLESE, FASKWN PRAGMA H*URHKENAI MEGA KAI +
POLLOU AXION )*UPESCETO DE EIRHNHN POIHSEIN MHTE *OMHRA DOUV MHTE TA +
TEICH KAQELWN MHTE TAV NAUV PARADOUV(. TOUTO DE EIPEIN MEN OUDENI +
HQELHSEN, EKELEUSE DE A*UTW: PISTEUEIN.
*UMEIV DE, W ANDREV $AQHNAIOI, PRATTOUSHV MEN THV EN $AREIW: PAGW: +
BOULHV SWTHRIA, ANTILEGONTWN DE POLLWN $QHRAMENEI, EIDOTEV DE *OTI +
O*I MEN ALLOI ANQRWPOI TWN POLEMIWN *ENEKA T=APORRHTA POIOUNTAI, +
EKEINOV D' EN TOIV A*UTOU POLITAIV OUK HQELHSEN EIPEIN TAUQ' *A PROV +
TOUV POLEMIOUV EMELLEN EREIN, *OMWV EPETREYATE AUTW: PATRIDA KAI +
PAIDAV KAI GUNAIKAV KAI *UMAV AUTOUV.
*O DE *WN MEN *UPESCETO OUDEN EPRAXEN, O*UTWV DE ENETEQUMHTO *WV +
CRH MIKRAN KAI ASQENH GENESQAI THN POLIN, *WSTE PERI *WN OUDEIV +
PWPOTE OUTE TWN POLEMIWN EMNHSQH OUTE TWN +
POLITWN HLPISE, TAUQ' *UMAV EPEISE PRAXAI, OUC *UPO $LAKEDAIMONIWN +
ANAGKAZOMENOV, ALL' AUTOV EKEINOIV EPAGGELLOMENOV, TOU TE $PEIRAIWV +
TA TEICH PERIELEIN KAI THN *UPARCOUSAN POLITEIAN KATALUSAI, EU EIDWV +
*OTI, EI MH PASWN TWN ELPIDWN APOSTERHQHSESQE, TAXEIAN PAR' AUTOU THN +
TIMWRIAN KOMIEISQE.
KAI TO TELEUTAION, W ANDREV DIKASTAI, OU PROTERON EIASE THN EKKLHSIAN +
GENESQAI, *EWV *O LEGOMENOV *UP' EKEINWN KAIROV EPIMELWV *UP' AUTOU +
ETHRHQH, KAI METEPEMYATO MEN TAV META $LUSANDROU NAUV EK $SAMOU, +
EPEDHMHSE DE TO TWN POLEMIWN STRATOPEDON.
TOTE DE TOUTWN *UPARCONTWN, KAI PARONTOV $LUSANDROU KAI $FILOCAROUV +
KAI $MILTIADOU, PERI THV POLITEIAV THN EKKLHSIAN EPOIOUN, *INA MHTE +
*RHTWR AUTOIV MHDEIV ENANTIOITO MHDE DIAPEILOITO *UMEIV TE MH TA TH: +
POLEI SUMFERONTA *ELOISQE, ALLA T=AKEINOIV DOKOUNTA YHFISAISQE.
ANASTAV DE $QHRAMENHV EKELEUSEN *UMAV TRIAKONTA ANDRASIN EPITREYAI +
THN POLIN KAI TH: POLITEIA: CRHSQAI *HN $DRAKONTIDHV APEFAINEN. +
*UMEIV D' *OMWV KAI O*UTW DIAKEIMENOI EQORUBEITE *WV OU POIHSONTEV TAUTA. +
EGIGNWSKETE GAR *OTI PERI DOULEIAV KAI ELEUQERIAV EN EKEINH: TH: +
*HMERA: HKKLHSIAZETE.
$QHRAMENHV DE, W ANDREV DIKASTAI, )KAI TOUTWN *UMAV AUTOUV MARTURAV +
PAREXOMAI( EIPEN *OTI OUDEN AUTW: MELOI TOU *UMETEROU QORUBOU, EPEIDH +
POLLOUV MEN AQHNAIWN EIDEIH TOUV TA *OMOIA PRATTONTAV A*UTW:, DOKOUNTA +
DE $LUSANDRW: KAI $LAKEDAIMONIOIV LEGOI. MET' EKEINON DE $LUSANDROV +
ANASTAV ALLA TE POLLA EIPE KAI *OTI PARASPONDOUV *UMAV ECOI, KAI +
*OTI OU PERI POLITEIAV *UMIN ESTAI ALLA PERI SWTHRIAV, EI MH POIHSEQ' +
*A $QHRAMENHV KELEUEI.
TWN D' EN TH: EKKLHSIA: *OSOI ANDREV AGAQOI HSAN, GNONTEV THN +
PARASKEUHN KAI THN ANAGKHN, O*I MEN AUTOU MENONTEV *HSUCIAN HGON, +
O*I DE W:CONTO APIONTEV, TOUTO GOUN SFISIN AUTOIV SUNEIDOTEV, *OTI +
OUDEN KAKON TH: POLEI EYHFISANTO. OLIGOI DE TINEV KAI PONHROI KAI +
KAKWV BOULEUOMENOI TA PROSTACQENTA ECEIROTONHSAN.
PARHGGELTO GAR AUTOIV DEKA MEN O*UV $QHRAMENHV *UPEDEIXE CEIROTONHSAI, +
DEKA DE O*UV O*I KAQESTHKOTEV EFOROI KELEUOIEN, DEKA D' EK TWN +
PARONTWN. O*UTW GAR THN *UMETERAN ASQENEIAN *EWRWN KAI THN A*UTWN +
DUNAMIN HPISTANTO, *WSTE PROTERON H:DESAN TA MELLONTA EN TH: EKKLHSIA: +
PRACQHSESQAI.
TAUTA DE OUK EMOI DEI PISTEUEISQAI, ALLA EKEINW:. PANTA GAR TA *UP' +
EMOU EIRHMENA EN TH: BOULH: APOLOGOUMENOV ELEGEN, ONEIDIZWN MEN +
TOIV FEUGOUSIN, *OTI DI' A*UTON KATELQOIEN, OUDEN FRONTIZONTWN +
$LAKEDAIMONIWN, ONEIDIZWN DE TOIV THV POLITEIAV METECOUSIN, *OTI +
PANTWN TWN PEPRAGMENWN TOIV EIRHMENOIV TROPOIV *UP' EMOU AUTOV +
AITIOV GEGENHMENOV TOIOUTWN TUGCANOI, POLLAV PISTEIV AUTOIV ERGW: +
DEDWKWV KAI PAR' EKEINWN *ORKOUV EILHFWV.
KAI TOSOUTWN KAI *ETERWN KAKWN KAI AISCRWN KAI PALAI KAI NEWSTI +
KAI MIKRWN KAI MEGALWN AITIOU GEGENHMENOU TOLMHSOUSIN A*UTOUV +
FILOUV ONTAV APOFAINEIN, OUC *UPER *UMWN APOQANONTOV $QHRAMENOUV +
ALL' *UPER THV A*UTOU PONHRIAV, KAI DIKAIWV MEN EN OLIGARCIA: +
DIKHN DONTOV )HDH GAR AUTHN KATELUSE(, DIKAIWV D' AN EN DHMOKRATIA:. +
DIV GAR *UMAV KATEDOULWSATO, TWN MEN PARONTWN KATAFRONWN, TWN DE +
APONTWN EPIQUMWN, KAI TW: KALLISTW: ONOMATI CRWMENOV DEINOTATWN +
ERGWN DIDASKALOV KATASTAV.
PERI MEN TOINUN $QHRAMENOUV *IKANA MOI ESTI TA KATHGORHMENA. *HKEI +
D' *UMIN EKEINOV *O KAIROV, EN *W: DEI SUGGNWMHN KAI ELEON MH +
EINAI EN TAIV *UMETERAIV GNWMAIV, ALLA PARA $ERATOSQENOUV KAI TWN +
TOUTOU SUNARCONTWN DIKHN LABEIN, MHDE MACOMENOUV (MEN) KREITTOUV +
EINAI TWN POLEMIWN, YHFIZOMENOUV DE *HTTOUV TWN ECQRWN.
MHD' *WN FASI MELLEIN PRAXEIN PLEIW CARIN AUTOIV ISTE, H *WN EPOIHSAN +
ORGIZESQE. MHD' APOUSI MEN TOIV TRIAKONTA EPIBOULEUETE, PARONTAV +
D' AFHTE. MHDE THV TUCHV, *H TOUTOUV PAREDWKE TH: POLEI, KAKION *UMIN +
AUTOIV BOHQHSHTE.
KATEGORHTAI DH $ERATOSQENOUV KAI TWN TOUTOU FILWN, O*IV TAV APOLOGIAV +
ANOISEI KAI MEQ' *WN AUTW: TAUTA PEPRAKTAI. *O MENTOI AGWN OUK EX +
ISOU TH: POLEI KAI $ERATOSQENEI. O*UTOV MEN GAR KATHGOROV KAI DIKASTHV +
A*UTOV HN TWN KRINOMENWN, *HMEIV DE NUNI EIV KATHGORIAN KAI APOLOGIAN +
KAQESTAMEN.
KAI O*UTOI MEN TOUV OUDEN ADIKOUNTAV AKRITOUV APEKTEINAN, *UMEIV DE +
TOUV APOLESANTAV THN POLIN KATA TON NOMON AXIOUTE KRINEIN, PAR' *WN +
OUD' AN PARANOMWV BOULOMENOI DIKHN LAMBANEIN AXIAN TWN ADIKHMATWN *WN +
THN POLIN HDIKHKASI LABOITE. TI GAR AN PAQONTEV DIKHN THN AXIAN EIHSAN +
TWN ERGWN DEDWKOTEV?
POTERON EI AUTOUV APOKTEINAITE KAI TOUV PAIDAV AUTWN, *IKANHN AN TOU +
FONOU DIKHN LABOIMEN, *WN O*UTOI PATERAV KAI *UEIV KAI ADELFOUV AKRITOUV +
APEKTEINAN? ALLA [GAR] EI TA CRHMATA TA FANERA DHMEUSAITE, KALWV AN +
ECOI H TH: POLEI, *HV O*UTOI POLLA EILHFASIN, H TOIV IDIWTAIV, *WN +
(TAV) OIKIAV EXEPORQHSAN?
EPEIDH TOINUN PANTA POIOUNTEV (*IKANHN) DIKHN PAR' AUTWN OUK AN DUNAISQE +
LABEIN, PWV OUK AISCRON *UMIN KAI *HNTINOUN APOLIPEIN, *HNTINA TIV +
BOULOITO PARA TOUTWN LAMBANEIN? PAN D' AN MOI DOKEI TOLMHSAI, *OSTIV NUNI, +
OUC *ETERWN ONTWN TWN DIKASTWN ALL' AUTWN TWN KAKWV PEPONQOTWN, *HKEI +
APOLOGHSOMENOV PROV AUTOUV TOUV MARTURAV THV TOUTOU PONHRIAV. TOSOUTON +
H *UMWN KATAPEFRONHKEN H *ETEROIV PEPISTEUKEN.
*WN AMFOTERWN AXION EPIMELHQHNAI, ENQUMOUMENOUV *OTI OUT' AN EKEINA +
EDUNANTO POIEIN MH *ETERWN SUMPRATTONTWN OUT' AN NUN EPECEIRHSAN +
ELQEIN MH *UPO TWN AUTWN OIOMENOI SWQHSESQAI, O*I OU TOUTOIV *HKOUSI +
BOHQHSONTEV, ALLA *HGOUMENOI POLLHN ADEIAN SFISIN ESESQAI TWN (TE) +
PEPRAGMENWN KAI TOU LOIPOU POIEIN *O TI AN BOULWNTAI, EI TOUV +
MEGISTWN KAKWN AITIOUV LABONTEV AFHSETE.
ALLA KAI TWN SUNEROUNTWN AUTOIV AXION QAUMAZEIN, POTERON *WV KALOI +
K=AGAQOI AITHSONTAI, THN A*UTWN ARETHN PLEIONOV AXIAN APOFAINONTEV +
THV (TOUTWN) PONHRIAV )EBOULOMHN MENT' AN AUTOUV O*UTW PROQUMOUV EINAI +
SW:ZEIN THN POLIN *WSPER O*UTOI APOLLUNAI(, H *WV DEINOI LEGEIN +
APOLOGHSONTAI KAI TA TOUTWN ERGA POLLOU AXIA APOFANOUSIN. ALL' OUC +
*UPER *UMWN OUDEIV AUTWN OUDE TA DIKAIA PWPOTE EPECEIRHSEN EIPEIN.
ALLA TOUV MARTURAV AXION IDEIN, O*I TOUTOIV MARTUROUNTEV A*UTWN +
KATHGOROUSI, SFODRA EPILHSMONAV KAI EUHQEIV NOMIZONTEV *UMAV EINAI, +
EI DIA MEN TOU *UMETEROU PLHQOUV ADEWV *HGOUNTAI TOUV TRIAKONTA +
SWSEIN, DIA DE $ERATOSQENH KAI TOUV SUNARCONTAV AUTOU DEINON HN +
KAI TWN TEQNEWTWN EP' EKFORAN ELQEIN.
KAITOI O*UTOI MEN SWQENTEV PALIN AN DUNAINTO THN POLIN APOLESAI. +
EKEINOI DE, O*UV O*UTOI APWLESAN, TELEUTHSANTEV TON BION PERA +
ECOUSI THV PARA TWN ECQRWN TIMWRIAV. OUK OUN DEINON EI TWN MEN +
ADIKWV TEQNEWTWN O*I FILOI SUNAPWLLUNTO, AUTOIV DE TOIV THN POLIN +
APOLESASI DHPOU EP' EKFORAN POLLOI *HXOUSIN, *OPOTE BOHQEIN TOSOUTOI +
PARASKEUAZONTAI.
KAI MEN DH POLU *RA:ON *HGOUMAI EINAI *UPER *WN *UMEIV EPASCETE +
ANTEIPEIN, H *UPER *WN O*UTOI PEPOIHKASIN APOLOGHSASQAI. KAITOI +
LEGOUSIN *WV $ERATOSQENEI ELACISTA TWN TRIAKONTA KAKA EIRGASTAI, KAI +
DIA TOUTO AUTON AXIOUSI SWQHNAI. *OTI DE TWN ALLWN *$ELLHNWN PLEISTA +
EIV *UMAV EXHMARTHKEN, OUK OIONTAI CRHNAI AUTON APOLESQAI?
*UMEIV DE DEIXATE *HNTINA GNWMHN ECETE PERI TWN PRAGMATWN. EI MEN +
GAR TOUTOU KATAYHFIEISQE, DHLOI ESESQE *WV ORGIZOMENOI TOIV +
PEPRAGMENOIV. EI DE APOYHFIEISQE, OFQHSESQE TWN AUTWN ERGWN +
EPIQUMHTAI TOUTOIV ONTEV, KAI OUC *EXETE LEGEIN *OTI TA *UPO TWN +
TRIAKONTA PROSTACQENTA EPOIEITE.
NUNI MEN GAR OUDEIV *UMAV ANAGKAZEI PARA THN *UMETERAN GNWMHN +
YHFIZESQAI. *WSTE SUMBOULEUW MH TOUTWN APOYHFISAMENOUV *UMWN +
AUTWN KATAYHSISASQAI. MHD' OIESQE KRUBDHN THN YHFON EINAI. FANERAN +
GAR TH: POLEI THN *UMETERAN GNWMHN POIHSETE.
BOULOMAI DE OLIGA *EKATEROUV ANAMNHSAV KATABAINEIN, TOUV TE EX ASTEWV +
KAI TOUV EK $PEIRAIWV, *INA TAV *UMIN DIA TOUTWN GEGENHMENAV SUMFORAV +
PARADEIGMATA ECONTEV THN YHFON FERHTE. KAI PRWTON MEN *OSOI EX ASTEWV +
ESTE, SKEYASQE *OTI *UPO TOUTWN O*UTW +
SFODRA HRCESQE *WSTE ADELFOIV KAI *UESI KAI POLITAIV HNAGKAZESQE +
POLEMEIN TOIOUTON POLEMON, EN *W: *HTTHQENTEV MEN TOIV NIKHSASI TO +
ISON ECETE, NIKHSANTEV D' AN TOUTOIV EDOULEUETE.
KAI TOUV IDIOUV OIKOUV O*UTOI MEN AN EK TWN PRAGMATWN MEGALOUV EKTHSANTO, +
*UMEIV DE DIA TON PROV ALLHLOUV POLEMON ELATTOUV ECETE. SUNWFELEISQAI +
MEN GAR *UMAV OUK HXIOUN, SUNDIABALLESQAI D' HNAGKAZON, EIV TOSOUTON +
*UPEROYIAV ELQONTEV *WSTE OU TWN AGAQWN KOINOUMENOI PISTOUV *UMAV +
EKTWNTO, ALLA TWN ONEIDWN METADIDONTEV EUNOUV W:ONTO EINAI.
ANQ' *WN *UMEIV NUN EN TW: QARRALEW: ONTEV, KAQ' *OSON DUNASQE, KAI +
*UPER *UMWN AUTWN KAI *UPER TWN EK $PEIRAIWV TIMWRHSASQE, ENQUMH+
QENTEV MEN *OTI *UPO TOUTWN PONHROTATWN ONTWN HRCESQE, ENQUMHQENTEV +
DE *OTI MET' ANDRWN NUN ARISTWN POLITEUESQE KAI TOIV POLEMIOIV +
MACESQE KAI PERI THV POLEWV BOULEUESQE, ANAMNHSQENTEV DE TWN EPIKOURWN, +
O*UV O*UTOI FULAKAV THV SFETERAV ARCHV KAI THV *UMETERAV DOULEIAV +
EIV THN AKROPOLIN KATESTHSAN.
KAI PROV *UMAV MEN ETI POLLWN ONTWN EIPEIN TOSAUTA LEGW. *OSOI D' EK +
$PEIRAIWV ESTE, PRWTON MEN TWN *OPLWN ANAMNHSQHTE, *OTI POLLAV +
MACAV EN TH: ALLOTRIA: MACESAMENOI OUC *UPO TWN POLEMIWN ALL' *UPO +
TOUTWN EIRHNHV OUSHV AFH:REQHTE TA *OPLA, EPEIQ' *OTI EXEKHRUCQHTE +
MEN EK THV POLEWV, *HN *UMIN O*I PATEREV PAREDOSAN, FEUGONTAV DE +
*UMAV EK TWN POLEWN EXH:TOUNTO.
ANQ' *WN ORGISQHTE MEN *WSPER *OT' EFEUGETE, ANAMNHSQHTE DE KAI TWN +
ALLWN KAKWN *A PEPONQATE *UP' AUTWN, O*I TOUV MEN EK THV AGORAV TOUV +
D' EK TWN *IERWN SUNARPAZONTEV BIAIWV APEKTEINAN, TOUV DE APO TEKNWN +
KAI GONEWN KAI GUNAIKWN AFELKONTEV FONEAV A*UTWN HNAGKASAN GENESQAI KAI +
OUDE TAFHV THV NOMIZOMENHV EIASAN TUCEIN, *HGOUMENOI THN A*UTWN ARCHN +
BEBAIOTERAN EINAI THV PARA TWN QEWN TIMWRIAV.
*OSOI DE TON QANATON DIEFUGON, POLLACOU KINDUNEUSANTEV KAI EIV POLLAV +
POLEIV PLANHQENTEV KAI PANTACOQEN EKKHRUTTOMENOI, ENDEEIV ONTEV TWN +
EPITHDEIWN, O*I MEN EN POLEMIA: TH: PATRIDI TOUV PAIDAV KATALIPONTEV, +
O*I D' EN XENH: GH:, POLLWN ENANTOUMENWN HLQETE EIV TON $PEIRAIA. +
POLLWN DE KAI MEGALWN KINDUNWN *UPARXANTWN ANDREV AGAQOI GENOMENOI TOUV +
MEN HLEUQERWSATE, TOUV D' EIV THN PATRIDA KATHGAGETE.
EI DE EDUSTUCHSATE KAI TOUTWN *HMARTETE, AUTOI MEN AN DEISANTEV +
EFEUGETE MH PAQHTE TOIAUTA O*IA KAI PROTERON, KAI OUT' AN *IERA +
OUTE BWMOI *UMAV ADIKOUMENOUV DIA TOUV TOUTWN TROPOUV WFELHSAN, *A +
KAI TOIV ADIKOUSI SWTHRIA GIGNETAI. O*I DE PAIDEV *UMWN, *OSOI MEN +
ENQADE HSAN, *UPO TOUTWN AN *UBRIZONTO, O*I D' EPI XENHV MIKRWN AN +
*ENEKA SUMBOLAIWN EDOULEUON ERHMIA: TWN EPIKOURHSONTWN.
ALLA GAR OU TA MELLONTA ESESQAI BOULOMAI LEGEIN, TA PRACQENTA *UPO +
TOUTWN OU DUNAMENOV EIPEIN. OUDE GAR *ENOV KATHGOROU OUDE DUOIN +
ERGON ESTIN, ALLA POLLWN. *OMWV DE THV EMHV PROQUMIAV (OUDEN) +
ELLELEIPTAI, *UPER (TE) TWN *IERWN, *A O*UTOI TA MEN APEDONTO TA +
D' EISIONTEV EMIAINON, *UPER TE THV POLEWV, *HN MIKRAN EPOIOUN, +
*UPER TE TWN NEWRIWN, *A KAQEILON, KAI *UPER TWN TEQNEWTWN, O*IV +
*UMEIV, EPEIDH ZWSIN EPAMUNAI OUK EDUNASQE, APOQANOUSI BOHQHSATE.
OIMAI D' AUTOUV *HMWN TE AKROASQAI KAI *UMAV EISESQAI THN YHFON +
FERONTAV, *HGOUMENOUV, *OSOI MEN AN TOUTWN APOYHFISHSQE, AUTWN +
QANATON KATEYHFISMENOUV ESESQAI, *OSOI D' AN PARA TOUTWN DIKHN LABWSIN, +
*UPER AUTWN TIMWRIAV PEPOIHMENOUV. PAUSOMAI KATHGORWN. AKHKOATE, +
*EORAKATE, PEPONQATE, ECETE. DIKAZETE.
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