This speech proclaims that it is "declining the struggle against" poverty that is shameful rather than owning up to it, and it praises the virtue of putting wealth to use rather than saving it for show.
This speech proclaims that it is "declining the struggle against" poverty that is shameful rather than owning up to it, and it praises the virtue of putting wealth to use rather than saving it for show. Â It claims that fear is the chief safeguard to ensure obedience to laws both written and unwritten, citing those that regard the treatment of the injured as an example of the latter. Â It opening section warns of the onset of envy when men hear of praises that are beyond their power to replicate. Â The speaker offers (*) "comfort, not condolence" to one group of listeners, while he highlights the "arduous struggle" that awaits a different group of listeners in the field of battle. Â For 10 points, name this speech praising the democratic virtues of Athens, delivered by a statesman of that city during the Peloponnesian War.
This speech proclaims that it is "declining the struggle against" poverty that is shameful rather than owning up to it, and it praises the virtue of putting wealth to use rather than saving it for show.
Pericles' Funeral Oration [accept equivalents]