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the oath
good people"The Oath of Alexander the Great"
It is my wish, now that the wars are coming to an end, that you should all be happy in peace. From now on let all mortals live as one people, in fellowship for the good of all, see the whole world as your homeland, with laws common to all, where the best will govern regardless of their race. Unlike the narrow minded, I make no distinction between Greeks and Barbarians. The origin of citizens, or the race into which they were born, is of no concern to me, I have only one criterion by which to distinguish them - virtue. For me, any good foreigner is a Greek and any bad Greek is worse than a Barbarian. If disputes ever occur among you, you will not resort to weapons but will solve them in peace. If need be, I shall arbitrate between you. See God not as an autocratic despot, but as the common father of all, and thus your conduct will be like the lives of brothers within the same family. I on my part, see you all as equal whether you are white or dark skinned, and I should like you not simply to be subjects of my commonwealth, but members of it, partners of it. To the best of my ability, I shall strive to do what I have promised.
Keep as a symbol of love this oath which we have taken tonight with our libations.. - Alexander The Great
I came across this when looking through old history class papers. Alexander ruled over 2,200 years ago. He gave this speech after he conquered a good portion of the world he knew (this didn't include the Americas). Personally, I think this oath justifies his wars, and all the conquering he did. He fought in the name of peace, even though that in itself is a contradiction, sometimes you have to fight. Maybe the rulers he faced were unjust, now I'm no historian, but I don't think they all shared his views and would've agreed to create a uniform ruling system for all their countries. He had no personal gain from the wars, just trying to do some good. He had a great dream, but when he died the land he gained was divided and it fell apart. Maybe he couldn't communicate his idea to his people being 300 something B.C.
its been over 2000 years and I'm willing to give it another chance.
It is my wish, now that the wars are coming to an end, that you should all be happy in peace. From now on let all mortals live as one people, in fellowship for the good of all, see the whole world as your homeland, with laws common to all, where the best will govern regardless of their race. Unlike the narrow minded, I make no distinction between Greeks and Barbarians. The origin of citizens, or the race into which they were born, is of no concern to me, I have only one criterion by which to distinguish them - virtue. For me, any good foreigner is a Greek and any bad Greek is worse than a Barbarian. If disputes ever occur among you, you will not resort to weapons but will solve them in peace. If need be, I shall arbitrate between you. See God not as an autocratic despot, but as the common father of all, and thus your conduct will be like the lives of brothers within the same family. I on my part, see you all as equal whether you are white or dark skinned, and I should like you not simply to be subjects of my commonwealth, but members of it, partners of it. To the best of my ability, I shall strive to do what I have promised.
Keep as a symbol of love this oath which we have taken tonight with our libations.. - Alexander The Great
I came across this when looking through old history class papers. Alexander ruled over 2,200 years ago. He gave this speech after he conquered a good portion of the world he knew (this didn't include the Americas). Personally, I think this oath justifies his wars, and all the conquering he did. He fought in the name of peace, even though that in itself is a contradiction, sometimes you have to fight. Maybe the rulers he faced were unjust, now I'm no historian, but I don't think they all shared his views and would've agreed to create a uniform ruling system for all their countries. He had no personal gain from the wars, just trying to do some good. He had a great dream, but when he died the land he gained was divided and it fell apart. Maybe he couldn't communicate his idea to his people being 300 something B.C.
its been over 2000 years and I'm willing to give it another chance.
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