... that power granted me by the gods. For I have come destitute of allies, after my long weary wanderings, with the small strength of my surviving friends. We should never get the better of Pelasgian Argos by fighting; if we should prevail by soothing speeches, we will come to some hope there. For how can you win a great cause by small [:efforts? It is foolish even to wish it.] For when the people fa...