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So and such they were, these men—worthy of their city. We who remain behind may hope to be spared their fate, but must resolve to keep the same daring spirit against the foe. It is not simply a question of estimating the advantages in theory.

–Pericles’s funeral oration,
Thucydides

Complete the sentence by selecting the correct answer from the drop-down menu.



The speaker’s primary purpose in this excerpt is to
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Answer 1

praise the fallen and urge the living to emulate their courage