Melians Quote - Liberty Quotes Blog

"It may be your intent to be our masters;
how can it be ours to be your slaves?"

by:	Melians
Source:	Melians to Athenians, Peloponnesian War, 431 BC, ref: Thucydides'�History of the Peloponnesian War
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Reader comments about this quote:

True then...True now. -- J Carlton, Calgary 4
A great statement lost on such a large majority of Amerika. -- Mike, Norwalk 3
America could use some Spartan-ization, I think. What ever happened to courage? -- E Archer, NYC 3
-- jim k, Austin