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o(/ti me\n ou)de\n glu/kion h(=s patri/dos, fqa/nei proteqrulhme/non. a)=r' ou)=n h(/dion me\n ou)de/n, semno/teron de/ ti kai\ qeio/teron a)/llo; kai\ mh\n o(/sa semna\ kai\ qei=a nomi/zousin a)/nqrwpoi, tou/twn patri\s ai)ti/a kai\ dida/skalos, gennhsame/nh kai\ a)naqreyame/nh kai\ paideusame/nh. po/lewn me\n ou)=n mege/qh kai\ lampro/thtas kai\ polutelei/as kataskeuw=n qauma/zousi polloi/, patri/das de\ ste/rgousi pa/ntes: kai\ tosou=ton ou)dei\s e)chpath/qh tw=n kai\ pa/nu kekrathme/nwn u(po\ th=s kata\ th\n qe/an h(donh=s, w(s u(po\ th=s u(perbolh=s tw=n par' a)/llois qauma/twn lh/qhn poih/sasqai th=s patri/dos. o(/stis me\n ou)=n semnu/netai poli/ths w)\n eu)dai/monos po/lews, a)gnoei=n moi dokei= ti/na xrh\ timh\n a)pone/mein th=| patri/di, kai\ o( toiou=tos dh=lo/s e)stin a)xqo/menos a)/n, ei) metriwte/ras e)/laxe th=s patri/dos: e)moi\ de\ h(/dion au)to\ tima=n to\ th=s patri/dos o)/noma. po/leis me\n ga\r parabalei=n peirwme/nw| prosh/kei me/geqos e)ceta/zein kai\ ka/llos kai\ th\n tw=n w)ni/wn a)fqoni/an o(/pou d' ai(/resi/s e)sti po/lewn, ou)dei\s a)\n e(/loito th\n lamprote/ran e)a/sas th\n patri/da, a)ll' eu)/caito me\n a)\n ei)=nai kai\ th\n patri/da tai=s eu)dai/mosi paraplhsi/an, e(/loito d' a)\n th\n o(poianou=n. to\ d' au)to\ tou=to kai\ oi( di/kaioi tw=n pai/dwn pra/ttousin kai\ oi( xrhstoi\ tw=n pate/rwn: ou)/te ga\r ne/os kalo\s ka)gaqo\s a)/llon a)\n protimh/sai tou= patro\s ou)/te path\r katamelh/sas tou= paido\s e(/teron a)\n ste/rcai ne/on, a)lla\ tosou=to/n ge oi( pate/res nikw/menoi prosne/mousi toi=s paisi/n, w(/ste kai\ ka/llistoi kai\ me/gistoi kai\ toi=s pa=sin a)/rista kekosmhme/noi oi( pai=des au)toi=s ei)=nai dokou=sin. o(/stis de\ mh\ toiou=to/s e)sti dikasth\s pro\s to\n ui(o/n, ou) dokei= moi patro\s o)fqalmou\s e)/xein. patri/dos toi/nun to\ o)/noma prw=ton oi)keio/taton pa/ntwn ou)de\n ga\r o(/ ti tou= patro\s oi)keio/teron. ei) de/ tis a)pone/mei tw=| patri\ th\n dikai/an timh/n, w(/sper kai\ o( no/mos kai\ h( fu/sis keleu/ei, proshko/ntws a)\n th\n patri/da protimh/sai: kai\ ga\r o( path\r au)to\s th=s patri/dos kth=ma kai\ o( tou= patro\s path\r kai\ oi( e)k tou/twn oi)kei=oi pa/ntes a)nwte/rw, kai\ me/xri qew=n patrw/|wn pro/eisin a)nabibazo/menon to\ o)/noma. xai/rousi kai\ qeoi\ patri/si kai\ pa/nta me/n, w(s ei)ko/s, e)forw=si ta\ tw=n a)nqrw/pwn, au(tw=n h(gou/menoi kth/mata pa=san gh=n kai\ qa/lassan, e)f' h(=s de\ e(/kastos au)tw=n e)ge/neto, protima=| tw=n a)/llwn a(pasw=n po/lewn. kai\ po/leis semno/terai qew=n patri/des kai\ nh=soi qeio/terai par' ai(=s u(mnei=tai ge/nesis qew=n. i(era\ gou=n kexarisme/na tau=ta nomi/zetai toi=s qeoi=s, e)peida\n ei)s tou\s oi)kei/ous e(/kastos a)fiko/menos: i(erourgh=| to/pous. ei) de\ qeoi=s ti/mion to\ th=s patri/dos o)/noma,, pw=s ou)k a)nqrw/pois ge polu\ ma=llon; kai\ ga\r ei)=de to\n h(/lion prw=ton e(/kastos a)po\ th=s patri/dos, w(s kai\ tou=ton to\n qeo/n, ei) kai\ koino/s e)stin, a)ll' ou)=n e(ka/stw| nomi/zesqai patrw=|on dia\ th\n prw/thn a)po\ tou= to/pou qe/an kai\ fwnh=s e)ntau=qa h)/rcato ta\ e)pixw/ria prw=ta lalei=n manqa/nwn kai\ qeou\s e)gnw/risen. ei) de/ tis toiau/ths e)/laxe patri/dos, w(s e(te/ras dehqh=nai pro\s th\n tw=n meizo/nwn paidei/an, a)ll' ou)=n e)xe/tw kai\ tou/twn tw=n paideuma/twn th=| patri/di th\n xa/rin ou) ga\r a)\n e)gnw/risen ou)de\ po/lews o)/noma mh\ dia\ th\n patri/da po/lin ei)=nai maqw/n. pa/nta de/, oi)=mai, paideu/mata kai\ maqh/mata sulle/gousin a)/nqrwpoi xrhsimwte/rous au(tou\s a)po\ tou/twn tai=s patri/si paraskeua/zontes: ktw=ntai de\ kai\ xrh/mata filotimi/as e(/neken th=s ei)s ta\ koina\ th=s patri/dos dapanh/mata. kai\ ei)ko/tws, oi)=mai dei= ga\r ou)k a)xari/stous ei)=nai tou\s tw=n megi/stwn tuxo/ntas eu)ergesiw=n. a)ll' ei) toi=s kaq' e(/na tis a)pone/mei xa/rin, w(/sper e)sti\ di/kaion, e)peida\n eu)= pa/qh| pro/s tinos, polu\ ma=llon prosh/kei th\n patri/da toi=s kaqh/kousin a)mei/besqai: kakw/sews me\n ga\r gone/wn ei)si\ no/moi para\ tai=s po/lesi, koinh\n de\ prosh/kei pa/ntwn mhte/ra th\n patri/da nomi/zein kai\ xaristh/ria trofw=n a)podido/nai kai\ th=s tw=n no/mwn au)tw=n gnw/sews. w)/fqh d' ou)dei\s ou(/tws a)mnh/mwn th=s patri/dos, w(s e)n a)/llh| po/lei geno/menos a)melei=n, a)ll' oi(\ te kakopragou=ntes e)n tai=s a)podhmi/ais sunexw=s a)nakalou=sin w(s me/giston tw=n a)gaqw=n h( patri/s, oi(/ te eu)daimonou=ntes, a)\n kai\ ta\ a)/lla eu)= pra/ttwsin, tou=to gou=n au)toi=s me/giston e)ndei=n nomi/zousin to\ mh\ th\n patri/da oi)kei=n, a)lla\ ceniteu/ein o)/neidos ga\r to\ th=s cenitei/as. kai\ tou\s kata\ to\n th=s a)podhmi/as xro/non lamprou\s genome/nous h)\ dia\ xrhma/twn kth=sin h)\ dia\ timh=s do/can h)\ dia\ paidei/as marturi/an h)\ di' a)ndrei/as e)/painon e)/stin i)dei=n ei)s th\n patri/da pa/ntas e)peigome/nous, w(s ou)k a)\n e)n a)/llois belti/osin e)pideicame/nous ta\ au(tw=n kala/: kai\ tosou/tw| ge ma=llon e(/kastos speu/dei labe/sqai th=s patri/dos, o(/sw|per a)\n fai/nhtai meizo/nwn par' a)/llois h)ciwme/nos. poqeinh\ me\n ou)=n kai\ ne/ois h( patri/s: toi=s de\ h)/dh geghrako/sin o(/sw| plei=on tou= fronei=n h)\ toi=s ne/ois me/testi, tosou/tw| kai\ plei/wn e)ggi/netai po/qos th=s patri/dos: e(/kastos gou=n tw=n geghrako/twn kai\ speu/dei kai\ eu)/xetai katalu=sai to\n bi/on e)pi\ th=s patri/dos, i(/n', o(/qen h)/rcato biou=n, e)ntau=qa pa/lin kai\ to\ sw=ma parakata/qhtai th=| gh=| th=| qreyame/nh| kai\ tw=n patrw/|wn koinwnh/sh| ta/fwn deino\n ga\r e(ka/stw| dokei= ceni/as a(li/skesqai kai\ meta\ qa/naton, e)n a)llotri/a| keime/nw| gh=|. o(/son de\ th=s eu)noi/as th=s pro\s ta\s patri/das me/testin toi=s w(s a)lhqw=s gnhsi/ois poli/tais ma/qoi tis a)\n e)k tw=n au)toxqo/nwn oi( me\n ga\r e)ph/ludes kaqa/per no/qoi r(a|di/as poiou=ntai ta\s metanasta/seis, to\ me\n th=s patri/dos o)/noma mh/te ei)do/tes mh/te ste/rgontes, h(gou/menoi d' a(pantaxou= tw=n e)pithdei/wn eu)porh/sein, me/tron eu)daimoni/as ta\s th=s gastro\s h(dona\s tiqe/menoi. oi(=s de\ kai\ mh/thr h( patri/s, a)gapw=si th\n gh=n e)f' h(=s e)ge/nonto kai\ e)tra/fhsan, ka)\n o)li/ghn e)/xwsi, ka)\n traxei=an kai\ lepto/gewn ka)\n a)porw=si th=s gh=s e)paine/sai th\n a)reth/n, tw=n ge u(pe\r th=s patri/dos ou)k a)porh/sousin e)gkwmi/wn. a)lla\ ka)\n i)/dwsin e(te/rous semnunome/nous pedi/ois a)neime/nois kai\ leimw=si futoi=s pantodapoi=s dieilhmme/nois, kai\ au)toi\ tw=n th=s patri/dos e)gkwmi/wn ou)k e)pilanqa/nontai, th\n de\ i(ppotro/fon u(perorw=ntes th\n kourotro/fon e)painou=si. kai\ speu/dei tis ei)s th\n patri/da, ka)\n nhsiw/ths h)=|, ka)\n par' a)/llois eu)daimonei=n du/nhtai, kai\ didome/nhn a)qanasi/an ou) prosh/setai, protimw=n to\n e)pi\ th=s patri/dos ta/fon, kai\ o( th=s patri/dos au)tw=| kapno\s lampro/teros o)fqh/setai tou= par' a)/llois puro/s. ou(/tw de\ a)/ra ti/mion ei)=nai dokei= para\ pa=sin h( patri/s, w(/ste kai\ tou\s pantaxou= nomoqe/tas i)/doi tis a)\n e)pi\ toi=s megi/stois a)dikh/masin w(s xalepwta/thn e)pibeblhko/tas th\n fugh\n timwri/an. kai\ ou)x oi( nomoqe/tai me\n ou(/tws e)/xousin, oi( de\ pisteuo/menoi ta\s strathgi/as e(te/rws, a)ll' e)n tai=s ma/xais to\ me/gisto/n e)sti tw=n paraggelma/twn tw=n toi=s paratattome/nois, w(s u(pe\r patri/dos au)toi=s o( po/lemos, kai\ ou)dei\s o(/stis a)\n a)kou/sas tou/tou kako\s ei)=nai qe/lh|: poiei= ga\r to\n deilo\n a)ndrei=on to\ th=s patri/dos o)/noma.