"Eunomia and that unsullied fountain Dikē, her sister, sure support of cities; and Eirene of the same kin, who are the stewards of wealth for mankind — three glorious daughters of wise-counselled Themis.""
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Pindar, quoted in Paul K. Chappell, Soldiers of Peace (2017), p. 226
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