History of the Peloponnesian War

and the Corcyraeans, as many of the army as heard them, cried out immediately to take and kill them.

But the Athenians made answer thus: Men of Peloponnesus, neither do we begin the war nor break the peace; but we bring aid to these our confederates, the Corcyraeans; if you please therefore to go any whither else, we hinder you not, but if against Corcyra, or any place belonging unto it, we will not suffer you.