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And both these customs are right enough, the one at
Sparta and the other here. Why?
Because in an oligarchy harmony is attained by the equality of those who control
the State, but the freedom of a democracy is guarded by the rivalry with which
good citizens compete for the rewards offered by the people.
Demosthenes. Demosthenes with an English translation by C. A. Vince, M. A. and J. H. Vince, M.A. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1926.
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