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　likes；or　even　to　indulge　in　those　injurious　looks　which　cannot　fail　to　be　offensive；although　they　inflict　no　positive　，teaching　us　to　obey　the　magistrates　and　the　laws，particularly　such　as　regards　the　protection　of　the　injured；whether　they　are　actually　on　the　statute　book；　or　belong　to　that　code　which；although　unwritten；yet　cannot　be　broken　without　acknowledged　disgrace。

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Further，we　provide　plenty　of　means　for　the　mind　to　refresh　itself　from　business。　We　celebrate　games　and　sacrifices　all　year　round，and　the　elegance　of　our　private　establishments　forms　a　daily　source　of　pleasure　and　helps　to　banish　the　spleen；　while　the　magnitude　of　our　city　draws　the　produce　of　the　world　into　our　harbor；　so　that　to　the　Athenian　the　fruits　of　other　countries　are　as　familiar　a　luxury　as　those　of　his　own。

If　we　turn　to　our　military　policy；　there　also　we　differ　from　our　antagonists。　We　throw　open　our　city　to　the　world；　and　never　by　alien　acts　exclude　foreigners　from　any　opportunity　of　learning　or　observing；　although　the　eyes　of　any　enemy　may　occasionally　profit　by　our　liberality；　trusting　less　in　system　and　policy　than　to　the　native　spirit　of　our　citizens；　while　in　education；where　our　rivals　from　their　very　cradles　by　a　painful　discipline　seek　after　manliness，at　Athens　we　live　exactly　as　we　please；　and　yet　are　just　as　ready　to　encounter　every　legitimate　danger。　In　proof　of　this　it　may　be　noticed　that　the　Lacedaemonians　do　not　invade　our　country　alone；　but　bring　with　them　all　their　confederates；　while　we　Athenians　advance　unsupported　into　the　territory　of　a　neighbor；　and　fighting　upon　a　foreign　soil　usually　vanquish　with　ease　men　who　are　defending　their　homes。　Our　united　force　was　never　yet　encountered　by　any　enemy；　because　we　have　at　once　to　attend　to　ou