It is your duty, I say, for recently, when we had been conquered and had fallen into the
 power of enemies at home and many wished to destroy the city, we took refuge in the oaths
 and covenants; and if the Lacedaemonians should dare to violate these, every man of you
 would be exceedingly indignant. And yet how can one accuse the other party of transgressions of which he is himself
 guilty? Who would regard us as victims of injustice when suffering injury through a
 violation of covenants, if even we ourselves were manifestly holding them in slight
 esteem? What pledges shall we find binding in our relations with other peoples if we so
 lightly disregard those which we have made among ourselves?