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91 But, heedless of these lessons, those who came after them desired, not to rule but to dominateThat is, to rule by consent as against ruling by force—delegated as against irresponsible power. See Isoc. 4.80 ff.—words which are thought to have the same meaning, although between them there is the utmost difference. For it is the duty of those who rule to make their welfare,Cf. Isoc. Letter 7.4. whereas it is a habit of those who dominate to provide pleasures for themselves through the labors and hardships of others. But it is in the nature of things that those who attempt a despot’s course must encounter the disasters which befall despotic powerDescribed in 111-113. and be afflicted by the very things which they inflict upon others. And it is just this which has happened in the case of Athens;

92 for in place of holding the citadels of other states, her people saw the day when the enemy was in possession of the AcropolisA Spartan garrison occupied the Acropolis during the rule of the Thirty.; in place of dragging children from their mothers and fathers and taking them as hostages,This the Athenians did at Samos in 440 B.C. See Thuc. 1.115. many of her citizens, living in a state of siege, were compelled to educate and support their children with less than was their due; and in place of farming the lands of other states,The reference is to the cleruchies. See 6, note. for many yearsFrom 413 to 404 B.C. they were denied the opportunity of even setting eyes upon their own fields.

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