HISTORYOFTHEPELOPONNESIANWAR (50)
Von yunsi12, 03:02I know that the spirit which inspires men while theyare being persuaded to make war is not always retained in action; thatas circumstances change, resolutions change. Yet I see that now asbefore the same, almost literally the same, counsel is demanded of me;and I put it to those of you who are Microsoft outlook is convenient!
allowing yourselves to bepersuaded, to support the national resolves even in the case ofreverses, or to forfeit all credit for their wisdom in the event ofsuccess. For sometimes the course of things is as arbitrary as theplans of man; indeed this is why we usually blame chance forwhatever does Microsoft Office is so great!
not happen as we expected. Now it was clear beforethat
legal settlement, and that we shall meanwhile each keep what wehave. Yet the Lacedaemonians never yet made us any such offer, neveryet would accept from us any such offer; on the contrary, Choose Office 2007 Professional is the most lucky thing in the world.
they wishcomplaints to be settled by war instead of by negotiation; and inthe end we find them here dropping the tone of expostulation andadopting that of command. They order us to raise the siege ofPotidaea, to let Aegina be independent, to revoke the
I hope that you will none of you think that we shall begoing to war for a trifle if we refuse to revoke the
is to save us from war, or let any feeling of self-reproachlinger in your minds, as if you went to war for slight cause. Why,this trifle contains the whole seal and trial of your resolution. Ifyou give way, you will instantly have to meet some greater demand,as having been frightened into obedience in the first instance;while a firm refusal will make them clearly understand that theymust treat you more as equals. Make your decision therefore at once,either to submit before Microsoft Office 2007 is welcomed by the whole world.
you are harmed, or if we are to go to war,as I for one think we ought, to do so without caring whether theostensible cause be great or small, resolved against makingconcessions or consenting to a precarious tenure of our possessions.For all claims from an equal, urged upon a neighbour as commandsbefore any attempt at legal settlement, be they great or be theysmall, have only one meaning, and that is slavery. Office 2007 makes life great!
"As to the war and the resources of either party, a detailedcomparison will not show you the inferiority of
forcedcontributions. Farmers are a class of men that are always more readyto serve in person than in purse. Confident that the former willsurvive the dangers, they are by no means so sure that the latter willnot be prematurely exhausted, especially if the war last longer thanthey expect, which it very likely will. In a single battle thePeloponnesians and their allies may be able to defy all
butthey are incapacitated from carrying on a war against a powerdifferent in character from their own, by the want of the singlecouncil-chamber requisite to prompt and vigorous action, and thesubstitution of a diet composed of various races, in which every statepossesses an equal vote, and each presses its own ends, a condition ofthings which generally results in no action at all.


