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Without surrendering its dignity.
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But also...
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without futile heroics which can only end
in the mass suicide of the Greek race.
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Silence! Silence!
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We shall now hear from
the representative of Athens, Themistocles.
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10 years ago, the father of the present king
of Persia invaded Greece at Marathon.
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On that occasion,
the Athenians rose to challenge him.
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Our Spartan friends,
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famed for their piety
no less than their military prowess,
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volunteered help, but were delayed by,
if I remember correctly, a religious festival.
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Whereupon the Athenians,
unaided, outnumbered ten to one,
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attacked the invader
and threw him into the sea.
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We've no time for history now.
Things are different today.
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Yes. Things are different today.
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Today the danger is much greater.
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The whole of Asia is descending upon us.
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Many times more men than there are Greeks.
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These men are fierce, savage,
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bloodthirsty, merciless.
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But that is not the reason why we should fear
them. That is not the source of their power.
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Their power lies in their unity.
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Unity.
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Remember that one terrible word
which will surely destroy Greece
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unless we counter it with a unity of our own.
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A unity of free men fighting together,
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resisting this united tide of tyranny.
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We all know Themistocles
to be a master of words.
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But before we allow ourselves
to be led by them,