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1 1 | been made with a view to war, and the legislator appears
2 1 | understanding that all are always at war with one another; and if
3 1 | with one another; and if in war there ought to be common
4 1 | is in a natural state of war with every other, not indeed
5 1 | arranged by him with a view to war; in giving them he was under
6 1 | conquer all other states in war: am I right in supposing
7 1 | village will there be the same war of family against family,
8 1 | this shows that there is a war against ourselves going
9 1 | would be the reverse of war.~Cleinias. Very true.~Athenian.
10 1 | man have in view external war, or that kind of intestine
11 1 | or that kind of intestine war called civil, which no one,
12 1 | he prefer that this civil war should be terminated by
13 1 | To be sure.~Athenian. But war, whether external or civil,
14 1 | orders peace for the sake of war, and not war for the sake
15 1 | the sake of war, and not war for the sake of peace.~Cleinias.
16 1 | I am greatly mistaken if war is not the entire aim and
17 1 | men was most eager about war: Well, he says, “I sing
18 1 | bestowed on those who excel in war sufficiently proves that
19 1 | that there are two kinds of war; or what would you say?
20 1 | replying quite truly, that war is of two kinds one which
21 1 | universally called civil war, and is as we were just
22 1 | when you praise and blame war in this high–flown strain,
23 1 | blaming, and to which kind of war are you referring? I suppose
24 1 | that you must mean foreign war, if I am to judge from expressions
25 1 | in external and foreign war; and he must admit this.~
26 1 | a more difficult kind of war, much in the same degree
27 1 | having all virtue. But in the war of which Tyrtaeus speaks,
28 1 | Crete mainly with a view to war.~Cleinias. What ought we
29 1 | to men in diseases, or in war, or poverty, or the opposite
30 1 | legislator with a view to war?~Megillus. Yes.~Athenian.
31 1 | now, that when men are at war the leader ought to be a
32 1 | foe meets foe in time of war, but of one who is to regulate
33 1 | he will give victory in war to his followers, which
34 1 | insolent from victory in war, and this insolence has
35 1 | years before the Persian war, in accordance with the
36 1 | gives victory and safety in war? For there are two things
37 3 | Certainly.~Athenian. Faction and war would also have died out
38 3 | Athenian. Those cities made war against Troy—by sea as well
39 3 | their insolence the Trojan war, relied upon the power of
40 3 | have been invincible in war.~Megillus. No doubt.~Athenian.
41 3 | order all with a view to war. And to this I replied that
42 3 | one was waging a mighty war against Lacedaemon, and
43 3 | in connection with that war which are far from honourable;
44 3 | detained by the Messenian war, which was then going on,
45 4 | as you both agreed, was war; and I replied that such
46 4 | days they had no ships of war as they now have, nor was
47 4 | conquered by a superior power in war. This, however, which is
48 4 | of ways. The violence of war and the hard necessity of
49 5 | other victory of peace or war, desires to win the palm
50 5 | will furnish numbers for war and peace, and for all contracts
51 5 | disease, or a plague of war, and the inhabitants become
52 6 | on the occasion of some war or other similar danger,
53 6 | years. Let a man go out to war from twenty to sixty years,
54 7 | useless and unsuitable for war, and do not deserve to have
55 7 | omit suitable imitations of war in our choruses; here in
56 7 | view to the necessities of war, and to festive occasions:
57 7 | such time as they go out to war, to make processions and
58 7 | useful both in peace and war, and are beneficial alike
59 7 | their sports, for they deem war a serious. pursuit, which
60 7 | degree worth, speaking of in war, which is nevertheless deemed
61 7 | attend the schools the art of war and the art of music, and
62 7 | participating in the toils of war; and if there were any necessity
63 7 | required with a view to war and the management of house
64 7 | and carry on operations of war outside, that those who
65 7 | kind is of those engaged in war and vehement action, and
66 7 | proceed to the dances of war and peace, for with these
67 7 | nobler sort, the dance of war which he called the Pyrrhic,
68 7 | the hunting after him in war, and there is often a hunting
69 8 | but if evil, a life of war within and without. Wherefore
70 8 | citizens ought to practise war—not in time of war, but
71 8 | practise war—not in time of war, but rather while they are
72 8 | every respect the reality of war; fighting with boxing–gloves
73 8 | efficient manner the art of war, or any other noble aim,
74 8 | rightly practising the arts of war:—Granted; and now tell me,
75 8 | kind, or animals for use in war, let the commanders of the
76 9 | misfortune happens to any one in war, or military exercises,
77 9 | shall take his place in war; or, if he refuse, he shall
78 10| the diseases which make war upon the body, or to husbandmen
79 11| And in this case also the war is against two enemies—wealth
80 11| forget the other craft of war, in which generals and tacticians
81 11| of any noble service in war, does not make the due return
82 12| Now for expeditions of war much consideration and many
83 12| of his own motion, but in war and in peace he should look
84 12| salvation and victory in war. And we ought in time of
85 12| follows:—He shall serve in war who is on the roll or appointed
86 12| offer up the temple of any war–god whom he likes, adding
87 12| throwing away his arms in war, no general or military
88 12| payment of contributions in war—in all these cases, first
89 12| abroad on an expedition or in war, not to be included among
90 12| that which is gained in war; and when they come home
91 12| reputation, especially in war, if he is to exhibit to
92 12| if any one makes peace or war with another on his own
93 12| fraction of the City declare war or peace against any, the
94 12| again, are instruments of war; but of wood let a man bring
95 12| used for the adornments of war. The most divine of gifts
96 12| victory and superiority in war, and do not the physician
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