“However, beware as much of the man of the colonnades, who can be trusted no more than his comrade of the streets. The first is like a stone, immured only in his thoughts, which, as they have no contact with reality are dangerous. The second is like a mindless tempest, roaring and uncontrollable, uprooting forests and drowning in tidal waves. The man of the colonnades thinks men are purely thought; he forgets they are also animal with animal instincts and passions. Nothing to excess. The Ionic League brought luxury to Greece, and also her destruction, for then Greece had the leisure to
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