History of the Peloponnesian War

But such has not been their conduct either towards others or towards us. The attitude of our colony towards us has always been one of estrangement, and is now one of hostility; for, say they,

We were not sent out to be ill-treated.

We rejoin that we did not found the colony to be insulted by them, but to be their head, and to be regarded with a proper respect.

At any rate, our other colonies honor us, and we are very much beloved by our colonists;