We do not regard the man who takes no interest in politics as one who minds his own business; we regard him as a useless character.
貧しいことは恥ずべきではない。恥ずべきは貧しさから脱しようと努めず安住することだとアテナイ人は考える。
Politicians
Pericles
Athenian statesman and general (c.495-429 BC). He led Athens through its Golden Age, paid citizens for public service, and funded the Parthenon. His Funeral Oration remains a founding text of democracy.
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Source: トゥキュディデス『歴史』第2巻40 (葬送演説)Verified