Our public men have, besides politics, their private affairs to attend to, and our ordinary citizens, though occupied with the pursuits of industry, are still fair judges of public matters; for, unlike any other nation, regarding him who takes no part in these duties not as unambitious but as useless, we Athenians are able to judge at all events if we cannot originate, and, instead of looking on discussion as a stumbling-block in the way of action, we think it an indispensable preliminary to any wise action at all.
Instead of looking upon discussion as a stumbling-block in the way of action, we think it an indispensable preliminary to any wise action at all.
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Our‧Instead‧public‧ men‧ have,‧ besides‧ politics,‧ their‧ private‧ affairs‧ to‧ attend‧ to,‧ and‧ our‧ ordinary‧ citizens,‧ though‧ occupied‧ with‧ the‧ pursuits‧ of‧ industry,‧ are‧ still‧ fair‧ judges‧ of‧ public‧ matters;‧ for,‧ unlike‧ any‧ other‧ nation,‧ regarding‧ him‧ who‧ takes‧ no‧ part‧ in‧ these‧ duties‧ not‧ as‧ unambitious‧ but‧ as‧ useless,‧ we‧ Athenians‧ are‧ able‧ to‧ judge‧ at‧ all‧ events‧ if‧ we‧ cannot‧ originate,‧ and,‧ i of‧ looking‧ upon‧ discussion‧ as‧ a‧ stumbling-block‧ in‧ the‧ way‧ of‧ action,‧ we‧ think‧ it‧ an‧ indispensable‧ preliminary‧ to‧ any‧ wise‧ action‧ at‧ all.
| # | Part | Valid? | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
× no | Deletions must be indicated, eg by ‘[...]’ or [replacement]. |
| 2 |
I |
× no | Insertions must be surrounded by [brackets]. |
| 3 |
nstead‧ |
||
| 4 |
up |
× no | Insertions must be surrounded by [brackets]. |
| 5 |
on‧ |
The removal at the beginning should be indicated by writing ‘[I]instead’. The change from “on” to ‘upon’ could be made legal by writing ‘[up]on’, but that change seems unnecessary. The link to the Gutenberg source is the one Deutsch gave me. I removed linebreaks from it since they seem to be used only for line wrapping.
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