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83.
Thus every form of iniquity took root in the
Hellenic countries by reason of the troubles.
The ancient simplicity into which honor so largely entered was laughed down
and disappeared; and society became divided into camps in which no man trusted his fellow.
[2]
To put an end to this, there was neither promise to be depended upon, nor
oath that could command respect; but all parties dwelling rather in their calculation upon the hopelessness
of a permanent state of things, were more intent upon self-defence than
capable of confidence.
[3]
In this contest the blunter wits were most successful.
Apprehensive of their own deficiencies and of the cleverness of their
antagonists, they feared to be worsted in debate and to be surprised by the
combinations of their more versatile opponents, and so at once boldly had
recourse to action:
[4]
while their adversaries, arrogantly thinking that they should know in time,
and that it was unnecessary to secure by action what policy afforded, often
fell victims to their want of precaution.
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- E.C. Marchant, Commentary on Thucydides: Book 3, 3.82
- Charles F. Smith, Commentary on Thucydides: Book 3, 3.37
- Charles F. Smith, Commentary on Thucydides: Book 3, 3.53
- Charles F. Smith, Commentary on Thucydides: Book 3, 3.81
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- C.E. Graves, Commentary on Thucydides: Book 4, CHAPTER LXXVIII
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- E.C. Marchant, Commentary on Thucydides Book 1, 1.84
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- Raphael Kühner, Bernhard Gerth, Ausführliche Grammatik der griechischen Sprache, KG 1.pos=2.2
- Raphael Kühner, Bernhard Gerth, Ausführliche Grammatik der griechischen Sprache, KG 3.5.2
- William Watson Goodwin, Syntax of the Moods and Tenses of the Greek Verb, Chapter IV
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- LSJ, ἄπιστος
- LSJ, ἀφα^ν-ίζω
- LSJ, ἀνέλπιστ-ος
- LSJ, ἀντιτάσσω
- LSJ, διαφέρω
- LSJ, διαλύω
- LSJ, ἐνδε-ής
- LSJ, ἐχυ^ρ-ός
- LSJ, εὐήθ-ης
- LSJ, φοβερός
- LSJ, φθάνω
- LSJ, γελάω
- LSJ, κα^κοτροπ-ία
- LSJ, καταφρον-έω
- LSJ, καταγελάω
- LSJ, πολύς
- LSJ, πολύ-τροπος
- LSJ, προεπι-βουλεύω
- LSJ, προσκοπ-έω
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