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Xenophon, Memorabilia (ed. E. C. Marchant), Book 2, chapter 1 (search)
d things, and to abstain from all of them himself. And so, should anyone want to bring plenty of trouble on himself and others, I would educate him as you propose and number him with ‘those fitted to be rulers': but myself I classify with those who wish for a life of the greatest ease and pleasure that can be had.”Here Socrates asked: “Shall we then consider whether the rulers or the ruled live the pleasanter life?”“Certainly,” replied Aristippus.“To take first the nations known to us. In Asia the rulers are the Persians; the Syrians, Lydians and Phrygians are the ruled. In Europe the Scythians rule, and the Maeotians are ruled. In Africa the Carthaginians rule, and the Libyans are ruled. Which of the two classes, think you, enjoys the pleasanter life? Or take the Greeks, of whom you yourself are one; do you think that the controlling or the controlled communities enjoy the pleasanter life?” “Nay,” replied Aristippus, “for my part I am no candidate for slavery; but t
Xenophon, Memorabilia (ed. E. C. Marchant), Book 3, chapter 5 (search)
aclesThe Athenians claimed that it was through their assistance that the sons of Heracles gained the victory (Herodotus, ix. 27). and the Peloponnesians, and all the wars waged in the days of Theseus,Against the Amazons and Thracians. in all of which it is manifest that they were champions among the men of their time. You may add the victories of their descendants,In the great Persian wars. who lived not long before our own day: some they gained unaided in their struggle with the lords of all Asia and of Europe as far as Macedonia, the owners of more power and wealth than the world had ever seen, who had wrought deeds that none had equalled; in others they were fellow-champions with the Peloponnesians both on land and sea. These men, like their fathers, are reported to have been far superior to all other men of their time.”“Yes, that is the report of them.” “Therefore, though there have been many migrations in Greece, these continued to dwell in their own land: many referred to them t