<w lemma="deinou%3D">δεινοῦ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fshs">πάσης</w> <w lemma="polemikh%3Ds">πολεμικῆς</w> <w lemma="perista%2Fsews">περιστάσεως</w>. <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="tau%3Dta">ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="dia%5C">διὰ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2A%29arka%2Fdwn">Ἀρκάδων</w> <w lemma="a%29mfisbh%2Fthsin">ἀμφισβήτησιν</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="%2Alasiw%3Dnos">Λασιῶνος</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2Apisa%2Ftidos">Πισάτιδος</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fshs">πάσης</w> <w lemma="a%29nagkasqe%2Fntes">ἀναγκασθέντες</w> <w lemma="e%29pamu%2Fnein">ἐπαμύνειν</w> <w lemma="th%3D%7C">τῇ</w> <w lemma="xw%2Fra%7C">χώρᾳ</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="metalabei%3Dn">μεταλαβεῖν</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="a%29gwga%5Cs">ἀγωγὰς</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="bi%2Fwn">βίων</w>,
<w lemma="ou%29ke%2Fti">οὐκέτι</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Flin">πάλιν</w> <w lemma="a%29nakth%2Fsasqai">ἀνακτήσασθαι</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ellh%2Fnwn">Ἑλλήνων</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="palaia%5Cn">παλαιὰν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Ftrion">πάτριον</w> <w lemma="a%29suli%2Fan">ἀσυλίαν</w> <w lemma="ou%29de%5C">οὐδὲ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="tuxou%3Dsan">τυχοῦσαν</w> <w lemma="e%29pime%2Fleian">ἐπιμέλειαν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fsxon">ἔσχον</w>, <w lemma="a%29ll%27">ἀλλ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fmeinan">ἔμειναν</w> <w lemma="e%29pi%5C">ἐπὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="au%29tw%3Dn">αὐτῶν</w>, <w lemma="ou%29k">οὐκ</w> <w lemma="o%29rqw%3Ds">ὀρθῶς</w> <w lemma="kata%2F">κατά</w> <w lemma="ge">γε</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="e%29mh%5Cn">ἐμὴν</w> <w lemma="gnw%2Fmhn">γνώμην</w> <w lemma="peri%5C">περὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fllontos">μέλλοντος</w> <w lemma="poiou%2Fmenoi">ποιούμενοι</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fnoian">πρόνοιαν</w>.
<w lemma="ei%29">εἰ</w> <w lemma="ga%2Fr">γάρ</w>, <w lemma="h%28%3Ds">ἧς</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntes">πάντες</w> <w lemma="eu%29xo%2Fmeqa">εὐχόμεθα</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="qeoi%3Ds">θεοῖς</w> <w lemma="tuxei%3Dn">τυχεῖν</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="pa%3Dn">πᾶν</w> <w lemma="u%28pome%2Fnomen">ὑπομένομεν</w> <w lemma="i%28mei%2Frontes">ἱμείροντες</w> <w lemma="au%29th%3Ds">αὐτῆς</w> <w lemma="metasxei%3Dn">μετασχεῖν</w>, <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="mo%2Fnon">μόνον</w> <w lemma="tou%3Dto">τοῦτο</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="nomizome%2Fnwn">νομιζομένων</w> <w lemma="a%29gaqw%3Dn">ἀγαθῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29namfisbh%2Fthto%2Fn">ἀναμφισβήτητόν</w> <w lemma="e%29sti">ἐστι</w> <w lemma="par%27">παρ᾽</w> <w lemma="a%29nqrw%2Fpois">ἀνθρώποις</w>, <w lemma="le%2Fgw">λέγω</w> <w lemma="dh%5C">δὴ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="ei%29rh%2Fnhn">εἰρήνην</w>, <w lemma="tau%2Fthn">ταύτην</w> <w lemma="duna%2Fmenoi%2F">δυνάμενοί</w> <w lemma="tines">τινες</w> <w lemma="meta%5C">μετὰ</w> <w lemma="tou%3D">τοῦ</w> <w lemma="dikai%2Fou">δικαίου</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="kaqh%2Fkontos">καθήκοντος</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ellh%2Fnwn">Ἑλλήνων</w> <w lemma="ei%29s">εἰς</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fnta">πάντα</w> <w lemma="to%5Cn">τὸν</w> <w lemma="xro%2Fnon">χρόνον</w> <w lemma="a%29dh%2Friton">ἀδήριτον</w> <w lemma="kta%3Dsqai">κτᾶσθαι</w> <w lemma="paroligwrou%3Dsin">παρολιγωροῦσιν</w> <w lemma="h%29%5C">ἢ</w> <w lemma="prourgiai%2Ftero%2Fn">προυργιαίτερόν</w> <w lemma="ti">τι</w> <w lemma="poiou%3Dntai">ποιοῦνται</w> <w lemma="tou%2Ftou">τούτου</w>, <w lemma="pw%3Ds">πῶς</w> <w lemma="ou%29k">οὐκ</w> <w lemma="a%29%5Cn">ἂν</w> <w lemma="o%28mologoume%2Fnws">ὁμολογουμένως</w> <w lemma="a%29gnoei%3Dn">ἀγνοεῖν</w> <w lemma="do%2Fcaien">δόξαιεν</w>; <w lemma="nh%5C">νὴ</w> <w lemma="%2Adi%2F%27">Δί᾽</w>,
<w lemma="a%29ll%27">ἀλλ᾽</w> <w lemma="i%29%2Fsws">ἴσως</w> <w lemma="eu%29epi%2Fqetoi">εὐεπίθετοι</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="polemei%3Dn">πολεμεῖν</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="paraspondei%3Dn">παρασπονδεῖν</w> <w lemma="proqeme%2Fnois">προθεμένοις</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="toiau%2Fths">τοιαύτης</w> <w lemma="a%29gwgh%3Ds">ἀγωγῆς</w> <w lemma="gi%2Fnontai">γίνονται</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="bi%2Fwn">βίων</w>.
<w lemma="a%29ll%27">ἀλλ᾽</w> <w lemma="e%29kei%3Dno">ἐκεῖνο</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="spa%2Fnion">σπάνιον</w>, <w lemma="ka%29%2Fn">κἄν</w> <w lemma="pote">ποτε</w> <w lemma="ge%2Fnhtai">γένηται</w>, <w lemma="duna%2Fmenon">δυνάμενον</w> <w lemma="koinh%3Ds">κοινῆς</w> <w lemma="u%28po%5C">ὑπὸ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="%2A%28ellh%2Fnwn">Ἑλλήνων</w> <w lemma="tugxa%2Fnein">τυγχάνειν</w> <w lemma="e%29pikouri%2Fas:">ἐπικουρίας·</w>
<w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="ta%5Cs">τὰς</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="me%2Fros">μέρος</w> <w lemma="a%29diki%2Fas">ἀδικίας</w> <w lemma="u%28pogenome%2Fnhs">ὑπογενομένης</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="bi%2Fois">βίοις</w> <w lemma="xorhgi%2Fas">χορηγίας</w>, <w lemma="o%28%2Fper">ὅπερ</w> <w lemma="ei%29ko%5Cs">εἰκὸς</w> <w lemma="u%28pa%2Frcein">ὑπάρξειν</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fnta">πάντα</w> <w lemma="xro%2Fnon">χρόνον</w> <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="ei%29rh%2Fnh%7C">εἰρήνῃ</w> <w lemma="dia%2Fgousi">διάγουσι</w>, <w lemma="dh%3Dlon">δῆλον</w> <w lemma="w%28s">ὡς</w> <w lemma="ou%29k">οὐκ</w> <w lemma="a%29%5Cn">ἂν</w> <w lemma="h%29po%2Frhsan">ἠπόρησαν</w> <w lemma="ce%2Fnwn">ξένων</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="misqofo%2Frwn">μισθοφόρων</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="to%2Fpous">τόπους</w> <w lemma="h%29%5C">ἢ</w> <w lemma="kairou%5Cs">καιροὺς</w> <w lemma="parefedreuo%2Fntwn">παρεφεδρευόντων</w>.
<w lemma="nu%3Dn">νῦν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="spa%2Fnion">σπάνιον</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="para%2Fdocon">παράδοξον</w> <w lemma="dedio%2Ftes">δεδιότες</w>, <w lemma="e%29n">ἐν</w> <w lemma="sunexe%2Fsi">συνεχέσι</w> <w lemma="pole%2Fmois">πολέμοις</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="katafqorai%3Ds">καταφθοραῖς</w> <w lemma="th%2Fn">τήν</w> <w lemma="te">τε</w> <w lemma="xw%2Fran">χώραν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fxousi">ἔχουσι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tou%5Cs">τοὺς</w> <w lemma="bi%2Fous">βίους</w>.
<w lemma=""></w> <w lemma="%2Atau%3Dta">Ταῦτα</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="ou%29%3Dn">οὖν</w> <w lemma="h%28mi%3Dn">ἡμῖν</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="%2A%29hlei%2Fwn">Ἠλείων</w> <w lemma="u%28pomnh%2Fsews">ὑπομνήσεως</w> <w lemma="ei%29rh%2Fsqw">εἰρήσθω</w> <w lemma="xa%2Frin">χάριν</w>, <w lemma="e%29peidh%5C">ἐπειδὴ</w> <w lemma="ta%5C">τὰ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="kairw%3Dn">καιρῶν</w> <w lemma="ou%29de%2Fpote">οὐδέποτε</w> <w lemma="pro%2Fteron">πρότερον</w> <w lemma="eu%29fueste%2Fran">εὐφυεστέραν</w> <w lemma="dia%2Fqesin">διάθεσιν</w> <w lemma="e%29%2Fsxhke">ἔσχηκε</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="nu%3Dn">νῦν</w> <w lemma="pro%5Cs">πρὸς</w> <w lemma="to%5C">τὸ</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="pa%2Fntwn">πάντων</w> <w lemma="o%28mologoume%2Fnhn">ὁμολογουμένην</w> <w lemma="kth%2Fsasqai">κτήσασθαι</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="a%29suli%2Fan:">ἀσυλίαν·</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="xw%2Fran">χώραν</w>, <w lemma="kaqa%2Fper">καθάπερ</w> <w lemma="e%29pa%2Fnw">ἐπάνω</w> <w lemma="proei%3Dpon">προεῖπον</w>, <w lemma="e%29%2Fti">ἔτι</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="palaia%3Ds">παλαιᾶς</w> <w lemma="sunhqei%2Fas">συνηθείας</w> <w lemma="oi%28%3Don">οἷον</w> <w lemma="ai%29qugma%2Ftwn">αἰθυγμάτων</w> <w lemma="e%29mme">ἐμμε</w>
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<head>Peace the Only Unquestioned Blessing</head>But in the course of time, when the Arcadians advanced<note anchored="yes" place="marg" id="note151">The ancient privileges of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Elis&groupId=560&placeId=1048">Elis</a> lost.</note>a claim for Lasion and the whole district of <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Pisa&groupId=904&placeId=1625">Pisa</a>, being forced to defend their territory and change their habits of life, they no longer troubled themselves in the least about recovering from the Greeks their ancient and ancestral immunity from pillage, but were content to remain exactly as they were. This in my opinion was a short-sighted policy. For peace is a thing we all desire, and are willing to submit to anything to obtain: it is the only one of our so-called blessings that no one questions. If then there are people who, having the opportunity of obtaining it, with justice and honour, from the Greeks, without question and for perpetuity, neglect to do so, or regard other objects as of superior importance to it, must we not look upon them as undoubtedly blind to their true interests? But if it be objected that, by adopting such a mode of life, they would become easily open to attack and exposed to treachery: I answer that such an event would be rare, and if it did happen, would be a claim on the aid of united Greece; but that for minor injuries, having all the wealth which unbroken peace would be sure to bring them, they would never have been at a loss for foreign soldiers or mercenaries to protect them at certain places and times. As it is, from dread of what is occasional and unlikely, they involve their country and property in perpetual wars and losses.My object in thus speaking is to admonish the Eleans: for they have never had a more favourable time than the present to get back their ancient privilege of exemption from pillage, which is universally acknowledged to belong to them. Even now, some sparks, so to speak, of their old habit remaining, <a class="linkToPlace" target="_blank" href="/place?placename=Elis&groupId=560&placeId=1048">Elis</a> is more thickly populated than other districts.
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