Wednesday, December 12, 2018
Oligarchy
Thucydides 6.39.2 (Athenagoras speaking to the Syracusans; tr. C.F. Smith):
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An oligarchy, on the other hand, gives the many a share of the dangers, but of the advantages it not merely claims the lion's share, but even takes and keeps all.
ὀλιγαρχία δὲ τῶν μὲν κινδύνων τοῖς πολλοῖς μεταδίδωσι, τῶν δ᾿ ὠφελίμων οὐ πλεονεκτεῖ μόνον, ἀλλὰ καὶ ξύμπαντ᾿ ἀφελομένη ἔχει.
