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Master, master...
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Yes?
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Master?
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Out with it, out with it.
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Why are the persians so cruel?
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That is not the subject for today, Nearchus.
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But it is true, the oriental races are known for their barbarity,
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and their slavish devotion to their senses,
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Excess in all things, is the undoing of men!
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That is why we Greeks are superior.
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We practice control of our senses,
moderation. We hope!
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And what of Achilles at Troy master? Was he not excessive?
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Achilles simply lacks restraint. He dominates
other men so completely,
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that even when he withdraws from battle, crazed with grief,
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..over his dead lover Patroclus, he seriously
endangers his own army!
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He is a deeply selfish man.
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Then would you say that the love between
Achilles and Patroclus is a corrupting one?
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When men lie together in lust, it is a
surrender to the passions,
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and does nothing for the excellence in us,
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..nor does any other excess, Cassander,
..jealousy among them,
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but when men lie together and knowledge
and virtue are passed between them,
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that is pure, and excellent,
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when they compete to bring out the good,
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the best in each other, this is the love between men,
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that can build the city state and lift us
from our frog pond.
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Philip brought such as Aristotle from Athens
to educate our rough people,
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and growing more ambitious, he now
planned the invasion of Persia.
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Is that the best you can do, Cleitus?
Back to the phalanx with you!
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I'll ride him myself!
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No one can ride that beast your majesty.
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He's been beaten far too often.
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My noble king, he's a high spirited animal,
yeah.. HIGH SPIRITED!