Show the Athen athenian inri oath we of 0 america love our cities as the ancient athenian loved love 1 athens it would be well if we too would subscribe to the oath which lie he was glad to take regarding that center of 0 culture and beauty we will never bring di diffract dif grace frace to this our city by tiny any let act of dishonesty or cowardice nor never desert our comrades 1 we will fight for the ideals and sacred acrea S things of 0 the city both alone and with many we will revere and obey the cites las and do our best to incite a like respect and reverence la in those above us who are prone t annul and set them at naught we will strive unceasingly to quicken this the publics sense of civic duty that thus in all these ways wu nye may transmit this city not only not less but greater better and more beautiful than it was transmitted to us if every citizen of every american town would live according to the spirit of the athenians oath how mua more desirable would residence in cities become how much more worth while would life anywhere be and it is not difficult to think of our boull city as so desirable a place that we would not wish to roar mar its loveliness by an any act or thought houston post |