Firstly, the accurate reasoning of King Archidamus proves that going at war with haste is very unwise. The king himself that was present to past wars, advises the people that desire and never attended a battle, should be told that war is neither good nor safe. According to the king, a war will not end in a small scale; it is likely going to last many years as well as cause many casualties. It is clear from that statement that the king himself does not take the essence of war lightly, because war is unpredictable and there "is no decent way to end it easily" "(1.82). He conveys his analysis that if the Spartans rush to attack their Athenian foe, the overall impact would bring a greater harm to the city of Sparta instead. King Archidamus discloses that the Athenian empire have in their possession a wide range of land, therefore, even if the Spartan rushes and are able to deal a great amount of ruin to one of the Athenian city, the likelihood of the Athenians to announce their defeat in the war is low. Thus, war should never be desired, if war must come, it must be thought out and not be rushed. A city who rushes to war is unwise as war is not "safe and good" "(1.80), because it is unpredictable. .
Furthermore, Archidamus adds another wise statement that the city of Sparta should not go to war due the lack of resources and preparation. The population of Sparta must be reminded that the Athenians are "a population larger than any territory in Greece, in which they have in their possession a set of very skillful men in the sea that are able to provide themselves every means of war such as allies that pays their city tribute, public wealth, ship, horses, infantry and much more "(1.80). The king Archidamus himself accepts the fact that his own city is weaker than the Athenians in terms of skills in the sea and wealth, he states in his speech that in order to "match against their forces, it will take time" "(1.
