* Or, ' ' you will not be able to subscribe a single penny more. "

' ifieis Si, you are masters of the situation. It lies with you to carry on,
etc.; SioiKene is oi coxixse imferalive. ' Or, "taxes."

' Reading, after Zurborg, Sih. rk iWijjAvia. Or, if the vulg. Sik rb iv Xinhi,
transl. "an augmentation of market dues at Piraeus."

8 I.e. as fixed capital, or, "you should expend on plant."

* Or, adopting Zurborg's emend. So-' ftp TrXuirra iyylyvriTai, transl. "for
the purposes of the present scheme as far as it may be available. "

■"' Or, " the proposed organisation. "



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under the condition of things which we propose to bring about,
war will have more terrors for the attacking party than for this
state. Since what possession I should like to know can be
more serviceable for war than that of men? Think of the
many ships which they will be capable of manning on public
service. Think of the number who will serve on land as
infantry [in the public service] and will bear hard upon the
enemy. Only we must treat them with courtesy.^ For myself,
my calculation is, that even in the event of war we shall be
quite able to keep a firm hold of the silver mines. I may
take it, we have in the neighbourhood of the mines certain
fortresses — one on the southern slope in Anaphlystus ; ^ and
we have another on the northern side in Thoricus, the two
being about seven and a half miles ^ apart. Suppose then a
third breastwork were to be placed between these, on the
highest point of Besa, that would enable the operatives to
collect into one out of all the fortresses, and at the first per-
ception of a hostile movement it would only be a short distance
for each to retire into safety.* In the event of an enemy
advancing in large numbers they might certainly make off
with whatever corn or wine or cattle they found outside. 