§18ἡγοῦμαι δέ, ὦ ἄνδρες δικασταί, οὐκ ἂν δικαίως ὑμᾶς μισεῖν τοὺς ἐν τῇ ὀλιγαρχίᾳ μηδὲν πεπονθότας κακόν, ἐξὸν ὀργίζεσθαι τοῖς εἰς τὸ πλῆθος ἐξημαρτηκόσιν, οὐδὲ τοὺς μὴ φυγόντας ἐχθροὺς νομίζειν, ἀλλὰ τοὺς ὑμᾶς ἐκβαλόντας, οὐδὲ τοὺς προθυμουμένους τὰ ἑαυτῶν σῶσαι, ἀλλὰ τοὺς τὰ τῶν ἄλλων ἀφῃρημένους, οὐδὲ οἳ τῆς σφετέρας αὐτῶν σωτηρίας ἕνεκα ἔμειναν ἐν τῷ ἄστει, ἀλλʼ οἵτινες ἑτέρους ἀπολέσαι βουλόμενοι μετέσχον τῶν πραγμάτων.
I believe, gentlemen of the jury, that it would not be just for you to hate those who suffered no harm under the oligarchy, when you have the opportunity to be angry with those who committed offenses against the people; nor to consider as enemies those who did not flee, but rather those who expelled you; nor those who were eager to save their own property, but those who deprived others of theirs; nor those who remained in the city for the sake of their own safety, but those who, wishing to destroy others, took part in public affairs.
εἰ δὲ οἴεσθε χρῆναι, οὓς ἐκεῖνοι παρέλιπον ἀδικοῦντες, ὑμεῖς ἀπολέσαι, οὐδεὶς τῶν πολιτῶν ὑπολειφθήσεται. §19σκοπεῖν δὲ χρὴ καὶ ἐκ τῶνδε, ὦ ἄνδρες δικασταί.
If you think it right to destroy those whom they passed over without injuring, not one of the citizens will be left.\n You must also consider this on the following grounds, gentlemen of the jury.
πάντες γὰρ ἐπίστασθε ὅτι ἐν τῇ προτέρᾳ δημοκρατίᾳ τῶν τὰ τῆς πόλεως πραττόντων πολλοὶ μὲν τὰ δημόσια ἔκλεπτον, ἔνιοι δʼ ἐπὶ τοῖς ὑμετέροις ἐδωροδόκουν, οἱ δὲ συκοφαντοῦντες τοὺς συμμάχους ἀφίστασαν.
For you all know that under the previous democracy, many of those who managed the affairs of the city stole public funds, while some took bribes at your expense, and the sycophants caused the allies to revolt.
καὶ εἰ μὲν οἱ τριάκοντα τούτους μόνους ἐτιμωροῦντο, ἄνδρας ἀγαθοὺς καὶ ὑμεῖς ἂν αὐτοὺς ἡγεῖσθε·
And if the Thirty had punished only these men, you yourselves would have considered them to be good men.
νῦν δέ, ὅτε ὑπὲρ τῶν ἐκείνοις ἡμαρτημένων τὸ πλῆθος κακῶς ποιεῖν ἠξίουν, ἠγανακτεῖτε, ἡγούμενοι δεινὸν εἶναι τὰ τῶν ὀλίγων ἀδικήματα πάσῃ τῇ πόλει κοινὰ γίγνεσθαι. §20οὐ τοίνυν ἄξιον χρῆσθαι τούτοις, οἷς ἐκείνους ἑωρᾶτε ἐξαμαρτάνοντας, οὐδὲ ἃ πάσχοντες ἄδικα ἐνομίζετε πάσχειν, ὅταν ἑτέρους ποιῆτε, δίκαια ἡγεῖσθαι, ἀλλὰ τὴν αὐτὴν κατελθόντες περὶ ἡμῶν γνώμην ἔχετε, ἥνπερ φεύγοντες περὶ ὑμῶν αὐτῶν εἴχετε·
But as it was, when they thought fit to mistreat the people for the offenses committed by those individuals, you were indignant, believing it outrageous that the crimes of the few should become common to the whole city.\n It is therefore not right for you to practice those very things which you saw them committing as offenses, nor to regard as just, when you do them to others, the very treatment you considered unjust when you suffered it yourselves.
ἐκ τούτων γὰρ καὶ ὁμόνοιαν πλείστην ποιήσετε, καὶ ἡ πόλις ἔσται μεγίστη, καὶ τοῖς ἐχθροῖς ἀνιαρότατα ψηφιεῖσθε. §21ἐνθυμηθῆναι δὲ χρή, ὦ ἄνδρες δικασταί, καὶ τῶν ἐπὶ τῶν τριάκοντα γεγενημένων, ἵνα τὰ τῶν ἐχθρῶν ἁμαρτήματα ἄμεινον ὑμᾶς ποιήσῃ περὶ τῶν ὑμετέρων αὐτῶν βουλεύσασθαι.
Rather, now that you have returned, hold the same opinion toward us that you held toward yourselves when you were in exile; for by doing so, you will create the greatest harmony, and the city will be at its greatest, and you will pass votes most painful to your enemies.\n You must also bear in mind, gentlemen of the jury, what happened under the Thirty, so that the errors of your enemies may make you deliberate better about your own affairs.
ὅτε μὲν γὰρ ἀκούοιτε τοὺς ἐν ἄστει τὴν αὐτὴν γνώμην ἔχειν, μικρὰς ἐλπίδας εἴχετε τῆς καθόδου, ἡγούμενοι τὴν ἡμετέραν ὁμόνοιαν μέγιστον κακὸν εἶναι τῇ ὑμετέρᾳ φυγῇ· §22ἐπειδὴ δὲ ἐπυνθάνεσθε τοὺς μὲν τρισχιλίους στασιάζοντας, τοὺς δὲ ἄλλους πολίτας ἐκ τοῦ ἄστεως ἐκκεκηρυγμένους, τοὺς δὲ τριάκοντα μὴ τὴν αὐτὴν γνώμην ἔχοντας, πλείους δʼ ὄντας τοὺς ὑπὲρ ὑμῶν δεδιότας ἢ τοὺς ὑμῖν πολεμοῦντας, τότʼ ἤδη καὶ κατιέναι προσεδοκᾶτε καὶ παρὰ τῶν ἐχθρῶν λήψεσθαι δίκην.
For when you heard that the people in the city were of one mind, you had small hopes of your return, believing that our harmony was the greatest misfortune for your exile.\n But when you learned that the Three Thousand were in discord, that the other citizens had been expelled from the city, and that the Thirty were not of one mind, and that those who feared for you were more numerous than those who fought against you, then at last you expected to return and to exact punishment from your enemies.
ταῦτα γὰρ τοῖς θεοῖς ηὔχεσθε, ἅπερ ἐκείνους ἑωρᾶτε ποιοῦντας, ἡγούμενοι διὰ τὴν τῶν τριάκοντα πονηρίαν πολὺ μᾶλλον σωθήσεσθαι ἢ διὰ τὴν τῶν φευγόντων δύναμιν κατιέναι. §23χρὴ τοίνυν, ὦ ἄνδρες δικασταί, τοῖς πρότερον γεγενημένοις παραδείγμασι χρωμένους βουλεύεσθαι περὶ τῶν μελλόντων ἔσεσθαι, καὶ τούτους ἡγεῖσθαι δημοτικωτάτους, οἵτινες ὁμονοεῖν ὑμᾶς βουλόμενοι τοῖς ὅρκοις καὶ ταῖς συνθήκαις ἐμμένουσι, νομίζοντες καὶ τῆς πόλεως ταύτην ἱκανωτάτην εἶναι σωτηρίαν καὶ τῶν ἐχθρῶν μεγίστην τιμωρίαν·
For you prayed to the gods for the very things that you saw them doing, believing that you would be saved far more because of the wickedness of the Thirty than you would return because of the power of the exiles.\n Therefore, gentlemen of the jury, you must make use of past examples to deliberate about the future, and consider those to be the most democratic citizens who, wishing you to be in harmony, abide by the oaths and agreements, believing this to be the most sufficient safety for the city and the greatest punishment for its enemies.
οὐδὲν γὰρ ἂν εἴη αὐτοῖς χαλεπώτερον τούτων, ἢ πυνθάνεσθαι μὲν ἡμᾶς μετέχοντας τῶν πραγμάτων, αἰσθάνεσθαι δὲ οὕτως διακειμένους τοὺς πολίτας ὥσπερ μηδενὸς ἐγκλήματος πρὸς ἀλλήλους γεγενημένου. §24χρὴ δὲ εἰδέναι, ὦ ἄνδρες δικασταί, ὅτι οἱ φεύγοντες τῶν ἄλλων πολιτῶν ὡς πλείστους καὶ διαβεβλῆσθαι καὶ ἠτιμῶσθαι βούλονται, ἐλπίζοντες τοὺς ὑφʼ ὑμῶν ἀδικουμένους ἑαυτοῖς ἔσεσθαι συμμάχους, τοὺς δὲ συκοφάντας εὐδοκιμεῖν δέξαιντʼ ἂν παρʼ ὑμῖν καὶ μέγα δύνασθαι ἐν τῇ πόλει· τὴν γὰρ τούτων πονηρίαν ἑαυτῶν ἡγοῦνται σωτηρίαν. §25ἄξιον δὲ μνησθῆναι καὶ τῶν μετὰ τοὺς τετρακοσίους πραγμάτων·
For nothing could be more painful to them than to hear that we are taking part in public affairs, and to perceive that the citizens are so disposed toward each other as if no charge had ever arisen between them.\n You must know, gentlemen of the jury, that those who are in exile wish as many of the other citizens as possible to be slandered and disfranchised, hoping that those who are wronged by you will be their allies, and they would welcome the sycophants being well-esteemed among you and having great power in the city; for they consider the wickedness of these men to be their own safety.\n It is also worth remembering the events after the Four Hundred; for you will know well that what these men advise has never been of advantage to you, whereas what I counsel is always beneficial to both constitutions.
εὖ γὰρ εἴσεσθε ὅτι, ἃ μὲν οὗτοι συμβουλεύουσιν, οὐδεπώποτε ὑμῖν ἐλυσιτέλησεν, ἃ δʼ ἐγὼ παραινῶ, ἀμφοτέραις ἀεὶ ταῖς πολιτείαις συμφέρει. ἴστε γὰρ Ἐπιγένη καὶ Δημοφάνη καὶ Κλεισθένη ἰδίᾳ μὲν καρπωσαμένους τὰς τῆς πόλεως συμφοράς, δημοσίᾳ δὲ ὄντας μεγίστων κακῶν αἰτίους.
For you know that Epigenes, Demophanes, and Cleisthenes reaped private fruits from the misfortunes of the city, while publicly they were the causes of the greatest evils.