***** MAGISTRATE (addressing the women): I would ask you first why you have barred our gates. LYSISTRATA: To seize the treasury; no more money, no more war. MAGISTRATE: Then money is the cause of the war? LYSISTRATA: And of all our troubles. It was to find occasion to steal that Pisander* and all the other agitators were forever raising revolutions. Well and good! but they'll never get another drachma here. MAGISTRATE: What do you propose to do then, pray? LYSISTRATA: You ask me that! Why, we propose to administer the treasury ourselves. MAGISTRATE: You do? LYSISTRATA: What is there in that to surprise you? Do we not administer the budget of household expenses? MAGISTRATE: But that is not the same thing. LYSISTRATA: How so -- not the same thing? MAGISTRATE: It is the treasury supplies the expenses of the war. LYSISTRATA: That's our first principle -- no war! MAGISTRATE: What! and the safety of the city? LYSISTRATA: We will provide for that. MAGISTRATE: You? LYSISTRATA: Yes, we! MAGISTRATE: What a sorry business! LYSISTRATA: Yes, we're going to save you, whether you like it or not.
* Pisander: An Athenian, one of the leaders of the oligarchical party, and instrumental in bringing about the establishment of the Council of Four Hundred (Thuc.vi. 27 Thuc., 60; viii. 49Thuc., 63Thuc., 89; Alcib.).
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***** About The Lysistrata Project
The first-ever world-wide theatrical event for peace is coming to a city near you on Monday, March 3rd, 2003! Theatre artists from around the planet are raising their collective voice against war by producing readings of Lysistrata in order to:
* Let the Bush Administration know that we oppose their war on Iraq. * Provide events where citizens can unite to enjoy an evening of spirited, comedic theatre while raising public awareness about the volume of war opposition. * Provide a humorous entree into a healthy community dialogue: What CAN we do on a local level to stop "diplomacy by violence" in our world? * Raise money for organizations that work for peace and human rights.
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