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We Athenians hold that it is not poverty that is disgraceful but the failure to struggle against it.

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We Athenians hold that it is not poverty that is disgraceful but the failure to struggle against it.
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It is right to endure with resignation what the gods send, and to face one’s enemies with courage.
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Future ages will wonder at us, as the present age wonders at us now.
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Instead of looking on discussion as a stumbling block in the way of action, we think it an indispensable preliminary to any wise action at all.
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We Athenians hold that it is not poverty that is disgraceful but the failure to struggle against it.

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