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And the secret of the success of Greece in repelling them is to be found in the essential difference between the thoughtful self respecting Greek, and the flogged and servile Persian. We speak of the "man behind the gun." In those days it was the "man who held the sword." AND THE SECRET OF THE SUCCESS OF GREECE IN REPELLING THEM IS TO BE FOUND IN THE ESSENTIAL DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE THOUGHTFUL SELF RESPECTING GREEK AND THE FLOGGED AND SERVILE PERSIAN WE SPEAK OF THE MAN BEHIND THE GUN IN THOSE DAYS IT WAS THE MAN WHO HELD THE SWORD
e well to point out that while she has her scores of names which are luminous in art, literature, science and philosophy, from the annals of Sparta the world knows mainly Lycurgus, the lawgiver, and Leonidas, the hero of Thermopylæ. If a teacher is inclined to cultivate in his pupils the idea that military glory is not to be the main concern, he may well use the Spartan record. Yet Sparta with these limitations played a mighty part in the story of the Greek struggle. Her armed efficiency more than once saved Greece as a whole when the less practical Athenian system had broken down. The Persian Wars. The names of the famous contests are enshrined in the world’s admiration. Aside from a formal knowledge of the fascinating struggle, deeper things are to be considered. What was the danger to Europe in this Persian attack? Persians were of the same race as Greeks. Why would it not have been well for them in their might to tack the little Greek city states on as part of a great world empire? GOLDEN AGE IT WILL BE WELL TO POINT OUT THAT WHILE SHE HAS HER SCORES OF NAMES WHICH ARE LUMINOUS IN ART LITERATURE SCIENCE PHILOSOPHY FROM THE ANNALS OF SPARTA THE WORLD KNOWS MAINLY LYCURGUS THE LAWGIVER AND LEONIDAS THE HERO OF THERMOPOLY IF A TEACHER IS INCLINED TO CULTIVATE IN HIS PUPILS THE IDEA THAT MILITARY GLORY IS NOT TO BE THE MAIN CONCERN HE MAY WELL USE THE SPARTAN RECORD YET SPARTA WITH THESE LIMITATIONS PLAYED A MIGHTY PART IN THE STORY OF THE GREEK STRUGGLE HER ARMED EFFICIENCY MORE THAN ONCE SAVED GREECE AS A WHOLE WHEN THE LESS PRACTICAL ATHENIAN SYSTEM HAD BROKEN DOWN THE PERSIAN WARS THE NAMES OF THE FAMOUS CONTESTS ARE ENSHRINED IN THE WORLD'S ADMIRATION ASIDE FROM HER FORMAL KNOWLEDGE OF THE FASCINATING STRUGGLE DEEPER THINGS ARE TO BE CONSIDERED WHAT WAS THE DANGER TO EUROPE IN THIS PERSIAN ATTACK PERSIANS WERE OF THE SAME RACE AS GREEKS WHY WOULD IT NOT HAVE BEEN WELL FOR THEM IN THEIR MIGHT TO TACK THE LITTLE GREEK CITY STATES ON AS PART OF A GREAT WORLD EMPIRE
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