In a word I claim that our city as a whole is an education to Greece.
War is a matter not so much of arms as of money.
It is useless to attack men who could not be controlled even if conquered, while failure would leave us in an even worse position.
So little trouble do men take in the search after truth; so readily do they accept whatever comes first to hand.
Of all manifestations of power, restraint impresses men most.
Men do not rest content with parrying the attacks of a superior, but often strike the first blow to prevent the attack being made.