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:: Saturday, May 25, 2002 ::
"At this time of distress people naturally recalled old oracles, and among them was a verse which the old men claimed had been delivered in the past and which said: War with the Dorians comes, and a death will come at the same time. There had been a controversy as to whether the word in this ancient verse was 'dearth' rather than 'death'; but in present state of affairs the view that the word was 'death' naturally prevailed; it was a case of people adapting their memories to suit their suffering. Certainly I think that if there is ever another war with the Dorians after this one, and if a dearth results from it, then in all probability people will quote the other version." --Thucydides "The Peloponnesian War"
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:: Jim Nichols 5/25/2002 09:39:00 AM [+] ::
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