Pericles - Speech to the Athenians, 461 BC
ATHENS 461 BC
Here, our government promotes the many instead of few, and this is called democracy.
Here in Athens we do so.
The laws here ensures equal justice for all in their private disputes, but we never ignore the merits of excellence.
When a citizen stands, then it will be, in preference to others, called to serve the state but not as an act of privilege as a reward of merit, and poverty is not an impediment.
Here in Athens we do so.
The freedom we enjoy extends also to their daily life, we are not suspicious of each other and not bother our neighbors if ever, to our neighbor like to live in his own way.
We are free, free to live just like we like, and yet we are always ready to face any danger.
An Athenian citizen does not neglect public affairs when attending to their private affairs, but certainly not dealing with public affairs to resolve their private matters.
Here in Athens we do so.
We have been taught to respect the judiciary, and we were also taught to respect the laws and do not forget that we must protect those receiving offense.
And we were also taught to observe those unwritten laws that reside in the universal sense of what is right and what is common sense.
Here in Athens we do so.
A man who is not interested in the state, we do not consider harmless, but useless, and although a few are able to give life to a policy, all well here in Athens we can judge it.
We do not regard the discussion as an obstacle on the path of democracy.
We believe that happiness is the fruit of freedom, but freedom is only the fruit of value.
In short, I hereby proclaim that Athens is the school of Hellas, and that every Athenian growing developing in him a happy versatility, confidence in himself, the readiness to face any situation and that is why our city is open to the world and we not hunt never a stranger.
Here in Athens we do so.
Pericles - Speech to the Athenians, 461 BC
text beautiful and never old. This should explore young people and this should be hung on all the walls of institutional settings, to always remember what democracy is.
text beautiful and never old. This should explore young people and this should be hung on all the walls of institutional settings, to always remember what democracy is.
That they are here to look for the roots of Europe?
Emnaule student
I find that this speech of Pericles to the Athenians of both existing grade. For these estimates very Greek civilization because sn managed to get establishement of democracy before us who have been through a lot between monarchies and dictatorships. The ideal that Pericles gave to young Greeks should be the guiding path of John today (as indeed so am I) so that we can create in them a clear conception of politics and urge them to support and address any obstacles which progress and cooperation of our state, in an era when the stench of corruption, political administration dell'omerta hinders and prevents our country, Italy, to go forward and look to futuro.pericle alluded nn sl to democracy but to fight for our freedoms that sn what allows us to express our opinion, because one day my generation will be what will have to turn the page in this world of hostility and selfishness. Therefore, as Pericles said: "A man who is interested in the State nn nn is harmless but useless, in fact, politics is always around us and or you make or suffer!
I get goose bumps
Technique classes, rhetoric and substance. The soul of a free man living in these words, used by an enlightened policy to clarify its greatness as a man.
[...] Pericles - Speech to the Athenians, 461 BC [...]
Greek civilization was the most brilliant and advanced of all time: so much so that after dark-medieval cleric, the first light out of the tunnel was through obscurantist 'Italian Renaissance humanism, which served only to rediscover the classic texts including the first of Aristotle and Roman law.
The Greeks had already submitted everything you need as principles for civil coexistence and a happy, what followed in the West were only too clumsy imitations including continuous errant deviations (monarchies, empires, dictatorships, etc.).
Pericles was the author of the golden rules to follow in democracy shame that were (and are often even today) totally ignored and even forgotten.
This is a required text for schools and the same is true of Greek philosophy in general, which is worth much more than feel-good, hypocritical Christian thought!
Lawyer Mark Brenni, Lugano
This justice and truth must young people do not believe the false truths imposed by religion only to strengthen their power at the expense of naive
It 'really a speech without time ...