5/15 Pericles Funeral Oration

Q. Make a list of some of the Athenian values that you encountered in the text. Choose one and write a couple of sentences (or more) about why it might be good for the trial of Socrates.

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>It would be best to be a model to somebody else than to imitate someone

>Power lies in everyone's hands, not just minorities (which goes to the quote, "children are the future")

>Everybody is equal in their society, there is no one advantage

>Their city is open to the world

>Military : They fight for themselves, they don't need to gain support from their allies

The one quote that I found interesting was on page 147 lines 12-17 "We Athenians, in our own persons, take our discussions on policy or submit them to proper discussions: for we do not think that there is an incompatibility between words and deeds; the worst thing is to rush into action before the consequences have been properly debated." I'm not really sure how this is related to the trial of Socrates, but it got me thinking, because The Athenians seem like they have a strong form of government. They have power, and laws that were made to best benefit their people. But this one quote, just seemed like it was a belief of the Athenians that they rushed to a consequence for Socrates when all he did was express his own personal thoughts and opinions. There is a difference between words and deeds.