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Soc。 And do you consider it to the interest of both alike to win the
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adherence of supporters and allies�殖�9�А�
��9�А �In reference to the necessity of building up a family connection
or political alliances cf。 Arist。 ;Pol。; iii。 9�察�13。
Nic。 Without a doubt。
Soc。 And does it not closely concern them both to be good guardians
of their respective charges�拭�
Nic。 Very much so。
Soc。 Then it equally concerns them both to be painstaking and prodigal
of toil in all their doings�拭�
Nic。 Yes�察 �all these duties belong to both alike�察 �but the parallel ends
when you come to actual fighting。
Soc。 Yet they are both sure to meet with enemies�拭�
Nic。 There is no doubt about that。
Soc。 Then is it not to the interest of both to get the upper hand of
these�拭�
Nic。 Certainly�察�but you omit to tell us what service organisation and
the art of management will render when it comes to actual fighting。
Soc。 Why�察�it is just then�察�I presume�察�it will be of most service�察�for the
good economist knows that nothing is so advantageous or so lucrative as
victory in battle�察 �or to put it negatively�察 �nothing so disastrous and
expensive as defeat。 He will enthusiastically seek out and provide
everything conducive to victory�察�he will painstakingly discover and guard
against all that tends to defeat�察�and when satisifed that all is ready and ripe
for victory he will deliver battle energetically�察 �and what is equally
important�察�until the hour of final preparation has arrived�撮�10�А �he will be
cautious to deliver battle。 Do not despise men of economic genius�察�
Nicomachides�察 �the difference between the devotion requisite to private
affairs and to affairs of state is merely one of quantity。 For the rest the
parallel holds strictly�察 �and in this respect pre´eminently�察 �that both are
concerned with human instruments�此�which human beings�察�moreover�察�are of
one type and temperament�察�whether we speak of devotion to public affairs
or of the administration of private property。 To fare well in either case is
given to those who know the secret of dealing with humanity�察�whereas the
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absence of that knowledge will as certainly imply in either case a fatal
note of discord。��11�А�
��10�А�Lit。 ;as long as he is unprepared。;
��11�А �L。 Dindorf�察 �Index Graec。; Ox。 ed。�察 �cf。 Hor。 ;Ep。; II。 ii。 144�察�
;sed verae numerosque modosque ediscere vitae�察─ �the harmony of
life�察─�Conington。
V
A conversation held with Pericles the son of the great statesman may
here be introduced。��1�А�Socrates began�此�
��1�А �Or�察 �On one occasion Pericles was the person addressed in
conversation。; For Pericles see ;Hell。; I。 v。 16�察�vii。 15�察�Plut。 ;Pericl。;
37 ��Clough�察�i。 368��。
I am looking forward�察�I must tell you�察�Pericles�察�to a great improvement
in our military affairs when you are minister of war。��2�А �The prestige of
Athens�察�I hope�察�will rise�察�we shall gain the mastery over our enemies。
��2�А �Strategos。;
Pericles replied�此 �I devoutly wish your words might be fulfilled�察 �but
how this happy result is to be obtained�察�I am at a loss to discover。
Shall we ��Socrates continued���察�shall we balance the arguments for and
against�察�and consider to what extent the possibility does exist�拭�
Pray let us do so ��he answered��。
Soc。 Well then�察�you know that in point of numbers the Athenians are
not inferior to the Boeotians�拭�
Per。 Yes�察�I am aware of that。
Soc。 And do you think the Boeotians could furnish a better pick of fine
healthy men than the Athenians�拭�
Per。 I think we should very well hold our own in that respect。
Soc。 And which of the two would you take to be the more united
people the friendlier among themselves�拭�
Per。 The Athenians�察�I should say�察�for so many sections of the Boeotians�察�
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resenting the selfish policy��3�А�of Thebes�察�are ill disposed to that power�察�but
at Athens I see nothing of the sort。
��3�А �The self´aggrandisement。; Soc。 But perhaps you will say that
there is no people more jealous of honour or haughtier in spirit。��4�А�And
these feelings are no weak spurs to quicken even a dull spirit to hazard all
for glory's sake and fatherland。
��4�А�Reading ��megalophronestatoi���察�after Cobet。 See ;Hipparch�察─�vii。 3�察�
or if as vulg。 ��philophronestatoi���察�transl。 ;more affable。;
Per。 Nor is there much fault to find with Athenians in these respects。
Soc。 And if we turn to consider the fair deeds of ancestry�撮�5�А �to no
people besides ourselves belongs so rich a heritage of stimulating
memories�察 �whereby so many of us are stirred to pursue virtue with
devotion and to show ourselves in our turn also men of valour like our
sires。
��5�А �See Wesley's anthem�察 �Eccles。 xliv。 1�察 �Let us now praise famous
men and our fathers that begat us。;
Per。 All that you say�察�Socrates�察�is most true�察�but do you observe that
ever since the disaster of the thousand under Tolmides at Lebadeia�察�
coupled with that under Hippocrates at Delium�撮�6�А�the prestige of Athens
by comparison with the Boeotians has been lowered�察�whilst the spirit of
Thebes as against Athens had been correspondingly exalted�察�so that those
Boeotians who in old days did not venture to give battle to the Athenians
even in their own territory unless they had the Lacedaemonians and the
rest of the Peloponnesians to help them�察�do nowadays threaten to make an
incursion into Attica single´handed�察 �and the Athenians�察 �who formerly�察 �if
they had to deal with the Boeotians��7�А�only�察�made havoc of their territory�察�
are now afraid the Boeotians may some day harry Attica。
��6�А �Lebadeia�察 �447 B。C。�察 �Delium�察 �424 B。C。 For Tolmides and
Hippocrates see Thuc。 i。 113�察�iv。 100 foll。�察�Grote�察 �H。 G。; v。 471�察�vi。
533。
��7�А �Reading ��ote B。 monoi���察 �al。 ��ou monoi���察 �when the Boeotians
were not unaided。;
To which Socrates�此�Yes�察�I perceive that this is so�察�but it seems to me
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that the state was never more tractably disposed�察�never so ripe for a really
good leader�察�as to´day。 For if boldness be the parent of carelessness�察�laxity�察�
and insubordination�察�it is the part of fear to make people more disposed to
application�察 �obedience�察 �and good order。 A proof of which you may
discover in the behaviour of people on ship´ board。 It is in seasons of calm
weather when there is nothing to fear that disorder may be said to reign�察�
but as soon as there is apprehension of a storm�察�or an enemy in sight�察�the
scene changes�察�not only is each word of command obeyed�察�but there is a
hush of silent expectation�察�the mariners wait to catch the