Again, should they come by land against our country, we will sail against theirs; and Literally, it will no longer be the same thing for some part of the Peloponnese to be ravaged, and for the whole of Attica. the loss will be greater for even a part of' the Peloponnese to be ravaged, than for the whole of Attica. For they will not be able to obtain any land in its stead without fighting for it; while we have abundance, both in islands and on the mainland. Moreover, consider it [in this point of view]: if we had been islanders, who would have been more impregnable?