Little journeys to the homes of eminent orators . at we perceive andpoint out what we believe are fallacies, and brand thesins of idleness and extravagance, is proof that light isbreaking in the East. If we can profit by the good thatwas in Greece and avoid the bad, we have the rawmaterial here, if properly used, to make her glory fadeinto forgetfulness by not ask that the days of Greece shall come again—we now know that to live by the sword is to die bythe sword, and the nation that builds on conquestbuilds on sand. We want no splendor fashioned byslaves—no labor driven by the l
Little journeys to the homes of eminent orators . at we perceive andpoint out what we believe are fallacies, and brand thesins of idleness and extravagance, is proof that light isbreaking in the East. If we can profit by the good thatwas in Greece and avoid the bad, we have the rawmaterial here, if properly used, to make her glory fadeinto forgetfulness by not ask that the days of Greece shall come again—we now know that to live by the sword is to die bythe sword, and the nation that builds on conquestbuilds on sand. We want no splendor fashioned byslaves—no labor driven by the lash, nor lured onthrough superstitious threat of punishment and offer ofreward: we recognize that to own slaves is to be { Ten men built Athens—the passion for beauty thatthese men had may be ours, their example may in-spire us, but to live their lives—we will none of them!Our lives are better—the best time the world hasever seen is now; and a better yet is sure to be. Thenight is past and gone—the light is breaking in the 22 PERICLES
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