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| εἰ δὲ διαφθερεῖτε τὸν δῆμον τὸν Μυτιληναίων, ὃς οὔτε μετέσχε τῆς ἀποστάσεως, ἐπειδή τε ὅπλων ἐκράτησεν, ἑκὼν παρέδωκε τὴν πόλιν, πρῶτον μὲν ἀδικήσετε τοὺς εὐεργέτας κτείνοντες, ἔπειτα καταστήσετε τοῖς δυνατοῖς τῶν ἀνθρώπων ὃ βούλονται μάλιστα· |
| If you go and destroy the demos of Mytilene, which did not take part in the rebellion and which, as soon as it laid hands on some weapons willingly surrendered the city to you, you will first be wronging your own supporters, and second, you will be handing those in power exactly what they want. |
| Thucydides Histories 3. 47 |
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