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CHAPTER XVII. Sixteenth Year of the War - The Melian Conference - Fate of Melos And first tell us if this proposition of ours suits you. The Melian commissioners answered: Melians. To the fairness of quietly instructing each other as you propose there is nothing to object;
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Thucydides, The Peloponnesian War, The Melian Dialogue (Book 5, Chapter 17)
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Encyclopedia: Melian dialogue
The Melian dialogue is a passage found in Book V (85-113) of the History of the Peloponnesian War by the ancient Greek historian Thucydides. It is a classic example of the clash of liberal and realist...
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The Melian representatives answered:, "The quiet interchange of explanations is a reasonable thing, and we do not object to that.
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As a mental experiment, try substituting another nation starting with "A" for the Athenians, and take note of how much of this dialogue still rings true. The Melian commissioners answered:
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from History of the Peloponnesian War (431 BC) by Thucydides Book Five; Chapter Seventeen. Sixteenth Year of the War - The Melian Conference - Fate of Melos...
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CHAPTER X THE MELIAN DIALOGUE Accordingly we pass on to the end of Book V, where, suddenly, we come upon one of the most extraordinary and interesting passages in the whole work--the Melian Dialogue.
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Having been a free state for seven hundred years, they were not ready to give up that freedom. Thucydides, an Athenian historian, captures the exchange between the Melian commissioners and the Athenian envoys:
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The Melian Dialogue By Charles M. Reed...
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The Melian dialogue is a passage found in Book V (85-113) of the History of the Peloponnesian War by the ancient Greek historian Thucydides. It is a classic example of the clash of liberal and realist ideas about international relations, and...
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