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3 timestamped hits 1 source reading 1 extracted note Aliases: war-deads

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WAR Dead

Jiang says Pericles's funeral oration praised Athens as open, tolerant, democratic, and glorious, then justified young men dying for empire and democracy.

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Historical account of 431/430 BCE material stated on 2024-10-17.

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Jiang says Pericles's funeral oration praised Athens as open, tolerant, democratic, and glorious, then justified young men dying for empire and democracy.

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Tragedy Makes Democracy Face Itself

2024-10-17, day precision · Civilization #9: Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides as Prophets of Democracy

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"...And it is the custom at that time to honor the war dead by holding a huge state funeral, okay? So the state Athens..."

Tragedy Makes Democracy Face Itself

2024-10-17, day precision · Civilization #9: Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides as Prophets of Democracy

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"And the funeral oration is considered by many to be the greatest speech ever made, okay? It is beautiful. It is extremely eloquent. It's..."

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