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“And don't you think that active young Athenians, more lightly armed and occupying the mountains that protect our country, would prove a thorn in the side of the enemy and a strong bulwark of defence to our people?”“Socrates,” replied Pericles, “I think all these suggestions too have a practical value.”
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