Thesauros Edebiyat Hitabet Πανηγυρικός

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Πανηγυρικός Isocrates
94 and when it lay in their power not only to escape from their present dangers but also to enjoy the signal honors which the King held out to them, since he conceived that if he could get the support of the Athenian fleet he could at once become master of the Peloponnesus also, then our ancestors scorned to accept his gifts;The attempt to bribe the Athenians was, according to Hdt. 8.136, made after the battle of Salamis. nor did they give way to anger against the Hellenes for having betrayed them and rush gladly to make terms with the barbarians;
95 nay, by themselves they made ready to battle for freedom, while they forgave the rest for choosing bondage. For they considered that while it was natural for the weaker states to seek their security by every means, it was not possible for those states which asserted their right to stand at the head of Hellas to avoid the perils of war; on the contrary, they believed that just as it is preferable for men who are honorable to die nobly rather than to live in disgrace, so too it is better for cities which are illustrious to be blotted out from the sight of mankind rather than to be seen in a state of bondage.

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