Choose the sentence that best expresses the reason for Xerxes's opinion of Artabanus's views.
Thou seest to how great a height the power of Persia has now reached
- never would it have grown to this point if they who sat upon the
throne before me had been like-minded with thee, or even though not
like-minded, had listened to councillors of such a spirit.
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O Moreover, if thou wilt oppose whatever is said by others, without thyself
showing us the sure course which we ought to take thou art as likely to
lead us into failure as they who advise differently, for thou art but on a
par with them.
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otto
0 For if in each matter that comes before us thou wilt look to all possible
chances, never wilt thou achieve anything,
O Far better is it to have a stout heart always, and suffer one's share of
evils, than to be ever fearing what may happen, and never incur a
mischance
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