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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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For famous men have the whole earth as their memorial.
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The marketplace is democratic.
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Freedom is the sure possession of those alone who have the courage to defend 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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Better die standing than live kneeling.
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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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