Timeless Values

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Timeless Values

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A letter appeared in The Times. London yesterday with this title. I wonder if it could have been written by Pericles, Kleon perhaps more likely...

[size=150] παρῃνει μεν ὁ ἐμος παππος ὡς καλλως και εὐτυχως διαξων ἐχρην ἀει δεχθαι σεαυτον ὡς τον θεον σε πεποιηκεναι, το γενος τε και τους γεροντας τιμαν, και σωφρως εχειν. ἐπι ἐμου δε μεμαρτυρηκα μεταβαλλομενα ταυτα ἰατρικῃ περιττῃ, αὐξῳ τεκνων ἀπατρων, ὑβρισματι οἰκειῳ, δανειζομανιᾳ και ὑπο δανειστων. οὐκ εχω νοειν βελτιονα βασιν τινα ὁτι **** ἀν προτιθειη
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