 The Athenians accordingly increased in power. And equality of rights shows, not in one instance only, but in every way, what an excellent thing it is. For the Athenians, when governed by tyrants, were superior in war to none of their neighbours ; but...  The Histories of Herodotus - Page 301by Herodotus - 1899 - 568 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Stuart Thomson - 1913 - 662 pages
...republicanism : "The Athenians, when governed by tyrants, were superior in war to none of their neighbors, but when freed from tyrants, became by far the first....were oppressed they purposely acted as cowards, as laboring for a master, but when they were free every man was zealous to labor for the State." There... | |
 | John Stuart Thomson - 1913 - 654 pages
...favored the rebels, whose American-trained students recited the dictum of Herodotus on republicanism : "The Athenians, when governed by tyrants, were superior in war to none of their neighbors, but when freed from tyrants, became by far the first. This then shows that as long as they... | |
 | John Stuart Thomson - 1913 - 666 pages
...favored the rebels, whose American-trained students recited the dictum of Herodotus on republicanism : "The Athenians, when governed by tyrants, were superior in war to none of their neighbors, but when freed from tyrants, became by far the first. This then shows that as long as they... | |
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