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With that, the subject was dropt. But at this point Chrysantas spoke as follows.

Cyrus,
said he,
and all you here present, I observe, for my part, that some have come out with us who are of superior merit, others who are less deserving than we. Now, if we meet with success, these will all expect to have share and share alike. And yet I[*] do not believe that anything in the world is more unfair than for the bad and good to be awarded equal shares.
Well, then, in the name of the gods, my men,
Cyrus replied to this,
will it not be a very good thing for us to suggest to the army a debate on this question: shall we, in case God gives us any success to reward our toils, give to all an equal share or shall we take into consideration each man’s services and bestow increased rewards upon him commensurate with them?

And what is the use,
said Chrysantas,
of starting a discussion concerning this matter? Why not rather announce that you propose to do thus and so? Pray, did you not announce the games and offer the prizes that way?
Yes, by Zeus,
said Cyrus;
but this is not a parallel case. For what the men obtain by fighting, that, I suppose, they will consider their own common property; but the command of the army they still consider fairly to be mine, so that when I appoint the judges, I am sure they think I am within my rights.

And do you really believe,
said Chrysantas,
that the mass meeting would adopt a resolution that each one should not have an equal share, but that the best should have the preference both in honours and gifts?
Yes
said Cyrus,
I do, partly because we recommend[*] it, and partly because it is mean to oppose a proposition that the one who suffers the most and does the most for the state should also receive the highest rewards. And I think,
said he,
that even to the worst it will seem proper that the good should have the larger share.

Now Cyrus wished for the sake of the peers themselves that this measure should pass; for he thought that even they themselves would be better, if they knew that they also should be judged by their works and should receive according to their deserts. And so it seemed to him to be the proper time to bring this matter to a vote now, while the peers also were questioning the commoners’ claims to equality. Accordingly, those in the tenth agreed to submit the question to a discussion and they said that whoever thought himself to be a man ought to advocate it.

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