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Our city does not imitate others — others imitate us. We are open to the world, and we do not drive out strangers. We love beauty without extravagance, and wisdom without weakness. We regard poverty not as something to be ashamed of, but as something to be overcome. These are the words of Pericles as I remember them. Whether he said precisely this, I cannot swear. I give the substance of what men would have needed to say in each situation.