betters？　What　city　could　be　at　rest；　lawful；　and　orderly？　What
  household　could　be　safe？　What　ship　sail　home　to　her　haven？　＇3＇　And　we；
  to　what　do　we　owe　our　triumph；　if　not　to　our　obedience？　We　obeyed；　we
  were　ready　to　follow　the　call　by　night　and　day；　we　marched　behind　our
  leader；　ranks　that　nothing　could　resist；　we　left　nothing　half…done　of
  all　we　were　told　to　do。　If　obedience　is　the　one　path　to　win　the
  highest　good；　remember　it　is　also　the　one　way　to　preserve　it。　＇4＇　Now
  in　the　old　days；　doubtless；　many　of　us　ruled　no　one　else；　we　were
  simply　ruled。　But　to…day　you　find　yourselves　rulers；　one　and　all　of
  you；　some　over　many　and　some　over　few。　And　just　as　you　would　wish　your
  subjects　to　obey　you；　so　we　must　obey　those　who　are　set　over　us。　Yet
  there　should　be　this　difference　between　ourselves　and　slaves；　a　slave
  renders　unwilling　service　to　his　lord；　but　we；　if　we　claim　to　be
  freemen；　must　do　of　our　own　free　will　that　which　we　see　to　be　the
  best。　And　you　will　find；〃　he　added；　〃that　even　when　no　single　man　is
  ruler；　that　city　which　is　most　careful　to　obey　authority　is　the　last
  to　bow　to　the　will　of　her　enemies。　＇5＇　Let　us　listen　to　the　words　of
  Cyrus。　Let　us　gather　round　the　public　buildings　and　train　ourselves；
  so　that　we　may　keep　our　hold　on　all　we　care　for；　and　offer　ourselves
  to　Cyrus　for　his　noble　ends。　Of　one　thing　we　may　be　sure：　Cyrus　will
  never　put　us　to　any　service　which　can　make　for　his　own　good　and　not
  for　ours。　Our　needs　are　the　same　as　his；　and　our　foes　the　same。〃
  ＇6＇　When　Chrysantas　had　said　his　say；　many　others　followed　to　support
  him；　Persians　and　allies　alike；　and　it　was　agreed　that　the　men　of　rank
  and　honour　should　be　in　attendance　continually　at　the　palace　gates；
  ready　for　Cyrus　to　employ；　until　he　gave　them　their　dismissal。　That
  custom　is　still　in　force；　and　to　this　day　the　Asiatics　under　the　Great
  King　wait　at　the　door　of　their　rulers。　＇7＇　And　the　measures　that　Cyrus
  instituted　to　preserve　his　empire；　as　set　forth　in　this　account；　are
  still　the　law　of　the　land；　maintained　by　all　the　kings　who　followed
  him。　＇8＇　Only　as　in　other　matters；　so　here；　with　a　good　ruler；　the
  government　is　pure；　with　a　bad　one；　corrupt。　Thus　it　came　about　that
  the　nobles　of　Cyrus　and　all　his　honourable　men　waited　at　his　gates；
  with　their　weapons　and　their　horses；　according　to　the　common　consent
  of　the　gallant　men　who　had　helped　to　lay　the　empire　at　his　feet。
  ＇9＇　Then　Cyrus　turned　to　other　matters；　and　appointed　various
  overseers：　he　had　receivers　of　revenue；　controllers　of　finance；
  ministers　of　works；　guardians　of　property；　superintendents　of　the
  household。　Moreover；　he　chose　managers　for　his　horses　and　his　dogs；
  men　who　could　be　trusted　to　keep　the　creatures　in　the　best　condition
  and　ready　for　use　at　any　moment。　＇10＇　But　when　it　came　to　those　who
  were　to　be　his　fellow…guardians　for　the　commonwealth；　he　would　not
  leave　the　care　and　the　training　of　these　to　others；　he　regarded　that
  as　his　own　personal　task。　He　knew；　if　he　were　ever　to　fight　a　battle；
  he　would　have　to　choose　his　comrades　and　supporters；　the　men　on　his
  right　hand　and　left；　from　these　and　these　alone；　it　was　from　them　he
  must　appoint　his　officers　for　horse　and　foot。　＇11＇　If　he　had　to　send
  out　a　general　alone　it　would　be　from　them　that　one　must　be　sent：　he
  must　depend　on　them　for　satraps　and　governors　over　cities　and　nations；
  he　would　require　them　for　ambassadors；　and　an　embassy　was；　he　knew；
  the　best　means　for　obtaining　what　he　wanted　without　war。　＇12＇　He
  foresaw　that　nothing　could　go　well　if　the　agents　in　his　weightiest
  affairs　were　not　what　they　ought　to　be；　while；　if　they　were；
  everything　would　prosper。　This　charge；　therefore；　he　took　upon　his　own
  shoulders；　and　he　was　persuaded　that　the　training　he　demanded　of
  others　should　also　be　undergone　by　himself。　No　man　could　rouse　others
  to　noble　deeds　if　he　fell　short　of　what　he　ought　to　be　himself。　＇13＇
  The　more　he　pondered　the　matter；　the　more　he　felt　the　need　of　leisure；
  if　he　were　to　deal　worthily　with　the　highest　matters。　It　was；　he　felt；
  impossible　to　neglect　the　revenues；　in　view　of　the　enormous　funds
  necessary　for　so　vast　an　empire；　yet　he　foresaw　that　if　he　was　always
  to　be　occupied　with　the　multitude　of　his　possessions　he　would　never
  have　time　to　watch　over　the　safety　of　the　whole。　＇14＇　As　he　pondered
  how　he　could　compass　both　objects；　the　prosperity　of　the　finances　and
  the　leisure　he　required；　the　old　military　organisation　came　into　his
  mind。　He　remembered　how　the　captains　of　ten　supervised　the　squads　of
  ten；　and　were　supervised　themselves　by　the　company…captains；　and　they
  by　the　captains　of　the　thousands；　and　these　by　the　captains　of　ten
  thousand；　and　thus　even　with　hundreds　of　thousands　not　a　man　was　left
  without　supervision；　and　when　the　general　wished　to　employ　his　troops
  one　order　to　the　captains　of　ten　thousand　was　enough。　＇15＇　On　this
  principle　Cyrus　arranged　his　finances　and　held　his　departments
  together；　in　this　way；　by　conferring　with　a　few　officers　he　could　keep
  the　whole　system　under　his　control；　and　actually　have　more　leisure　for
  himself　than　the　manager　of　a　single　household　or　the　master　of　a
  single　ship。　Finally；　having　thus　ordered　his　own　affairs；　he　taught
  those　about　him　to　adopt　the　same　system。
  ＇16＇　Accordingly；　having　gained　the　leisure　he　needed　for　himself　and
  his　friends；　he　could　devote　himself　to　his　work　of　training　his
  partners　and　colleagues。　In　the　first　place　he　dealt　with　those　who；
  enabled　as　they　were　to　live　on　the　labour　of　others；　yet　failed　to
  present　themselves　at　the　palace；　he　would　send　for　them　and　seek　them
  out；　convinced　that　attendance　would　be　wholesome　for　them；　they　would
  be　unwilling　to　do　anything　base　or　evil　in　the　presence　of　their　king
  and　under　the　eye　of　their　noblest　men；　those　who　were　absent　were　so
  through　self…indulgence　or　wrong…doing　or　carelessness。　＇17＇　And　I
  will　now　set　forth　how　he　brought　them　to　attend。　He　would　go　to　one
  of　his　most　intimate　friends　and　bid　him　lay　hands　on　the　property　of
  the　offender；　asserting　that　it　was　his　own。　Then　of　course　the
  truants　would　appear　at　once　crying　out　that　they　had　been　robbed。
  ＇18＇　But　somehow　for　many　days　Cyrus　could　never　find　leisure　to　hear
  their　complaints；　and　when　he　did　listen　he　took　care　to　defer
  judgment　for　many　more。　＇19＇　This　was　one　way　he　had　of　teaching　them
  to　attend；　another　was　to　assign　the　lightest　and　most　profitable
  tasks　to　those　who　were　punctual；　and　a　third　to　give　nothing　whatever
  to　the　offenders。　＇20＇　But　the　most　effective　of　all；　for　those　who
  paid　no　heed　to　gentler　measures；　was　to　deprive　the　truant　of　what　he
  possessed　and　bestow　it　on　him　who　would　come　when　he　was　needed。　By
  this　process　Cyrus　gave　up　a　useless　friend　and　gained　a　serviceable
  one。　To　this　day　the　king　sends　for　and　seeks　out　those　who　do　not
  present　themselves　when　they　should。
  ＇21＇　Such　was　his　method　with　the　truants；　with　those　who　came　forward
  he　felt；　since　he　was　their　rightful　leader；　that　he　could　best　incite
  them　to　noble　deeds　by　trying　to　show　that　he　himself　had　all　the
  virtues　that　became　a　man。　＇22＇　He　believed　that　men　do　grow　better
  through　written　laws；　and　he　held　that　the　good　ruler　is　a　living　law
  with　eyes　that　see；　inasmuch　as　he　is　competent　to　guide　and　also　to
  detect　the　sinner　and　chastise　him。　＇23＇　Thus　he　took　pains　to　show
  that　he　was　the　more　assiduous　in　his　service　to　the　gods　the　higher
  his　fortunes　rose。　It　was　at　this　time　that　the　Persian　priests；　the
  Magians；　were　first　established　as　an　order；　and　always　at　break　of
  day　Cyrus　chanted　a　hymn　and　sacrificed　to　such　of　the　gods　as　they
  might　name。　＇24＇　And　the　ordinances　he　established　service　to　this　day
  at　the　court　of　the　reigning　king。　These　were　the　first　matters　in
  which　the　Persians　set　themselves　to　copy　their　prince；　feeling　their
  own　fortune　would　be　the　higher　if　they　did　reverence　to　the　gods；
  following　the　man　who　was　fortune's　favourite　and　their　own　monarch。
  At　the　same　time；　no　doubt；　they　thought　they　would　please　Cyrus　by
  this。　＇25＇　On　his　side　Cyrus　looked　on　the　piety　of　his　subjects　as　a
  blessing　to　himself；　reckoning　as　they　do　who　prefer　to　sail　in　the
  company　of　pious　men　rather　than　with　those　who　are　suspected　of
  wicked　deeds；　and　he　reckoned　further　that　if　all　his　partners　were
  god…fearing；　they　would　be　the　less　prone　to　crime　against　each　other
  or　against　himself；　for　he　knew　he　was　the　benefactor　of　his　fellows。
  ＇26＇　And　by　showing　plainly　his　own　deep　desire　never　to　be　unfair　to
  friend　or　fellow…combatant　or　ally；　but　always　to　fix　his　eyes　on
  justice　and　rectitude；　he　believed　he　could　induce　others　to　keep　from
  base　actions　and　walk　in　the　paths　of　righteousness。　＇27＇　And　he　would
  bring　more　modesty；　he　hoped；　into　the　hearts　of　all　men　if　it　were
  plain　that　he　himself　reverenced　all　the　world　and　would　never　say　a
  shameful　word　to　any　man　or　woman　or　do　a　shameful　deed。　＇28＇　He
  looked　for　this　because　he　saw　that；　apart　from　kings　and　governors
  who　may　be　supposed　to　inspire　fear；　men　will　reverence　the　modest　and
  not　the　shameless；　and　modesty　in　women　will　inspire　modesty　in　the
  men　who　behold　them。　＇29＇　And　his　people；　he　thought；　would　learn　t