Upton Sinclair, ed. (1878–1968).
The Cry for Justice: An Anthology of the Literature of Social Protest. 1915. | | | | Captive Good Attending Captain Ill |
By Euripides |
(Athenian tragic poet, 480 or 485–406 B.C.; the most modern of ancient writers. Translation by John Addington Symonds) |
| | | DOTH some one say that there be gods above? | |
| There are not; no, there are not. Let no fool, | |
| Led by the old false fable, thus deceive you. | |
| Look at the facts themselves, yielding my words | |
| No undue credence; for I say that kings | 5 |
| Kill, rob, break oaths, lay cities waste by fraud, | |
| And doing thus are happier than those | |
| Who live calm pious lives day after day. | |
| How many little states that serve the gods | |
| Are subject to the godless but more strong, | 10 |
| Made slaves by might of a superior army! | | | | |
|
|
