For Athens alone of her contemporaries is found when tested to be greater than her reputation, and alone gives no occasion to her assailants to blush at the antagonist by whom they have been worsted, or to her subjects to question her title by merit to rule.
"Hori arrandia erretoriko hutsa barik egitateetan oinarrituriko errealitatea dela argi uzten du hiriaren botereak, arestian aipaturiko gure izaerari esker geureganatu genuen botereak.