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(muttering)
Silence! Silence!
We shall now hear from
the representative of Athens, Themistocles.
of Persia invaded Greece at Marathon.
On that occasion,
the Athenians rose to challenge him.
Our Spartan friends,
famed for their piety
no less than their military prowess,
volunteered help, but were delayed by,
if I remember correctly, a religious festival.
Whereupon the Athenians,
unaided, outnumbered ten to one,
attacked the invader
and threw him into the sea.
We've no time for history now.
Things are different today.
Yes. Things are different today.
Today the danger is much greater.
The whole of Asia is descending upon us.
Many times more men than there are Greeks.
These men are fierce, savage,
bloodthirsty, merciless.
But that is not the reason why we should fear
them. That is not the source of their power.
Their power lies in their unity.
Unity.
Remember that one terrible word
which will surely destroy Greece
unless we counter it with a unity of our own.
A unity of free men fighting together,
resisting this united tide of tyranny.
We all know Themistocles
to be a master of words.
to be led by them,
let us consider some other words
that have been spoken.
Has Athens not sent for and received
a prediction from the Delphic oracle?
Come now, Themistocles.
without first consulting the gods.
Why not reveal this prediction to us, instead
of trying to draw us into a hopeless war?
There are no hopeless wars, friend.
Only hopeless cowards.
You are evading the answer.
I happen to know this prediction by heart.
And here it is.
"Fly to the world's end, doomed ones.
Leave your homes. "
"For fire and the headlong god of war
shall bring you low. "
that the gods foretell the doom of Athens.
Isn't it wonderful
that we have among us such a clever man?
Not only does he know
but he understands the meaning
of the gods as well.
Now, since the sacred text has been filched,
there's no longer any point
in keeping it a secret.
Here is the rest of the prediction.
"Then far-seeing Jove
grants this to the prayers of Athene:
Safe shall the wooden wall continue
for thee and thy children. "
Perhaps you can explain to us
- They have no meaning.
- No meaning?
Do you infer then
the gods dispense nonsense?
Don't put words into my mouth
to confuse the issue.
You know no wooden walls
can stand against an army like Xerxes'.
And anyway, Athens
And where did you steal
this piece of information?
Has it a wooden wall now?
Answer me. Yes or no?
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