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Demosthenes, On the Crown, section 41 (search)
Demosthenes, On the Crown, section 48 (search)
Look at these instances,
because, though the right time for action is past, for wise men it is always the
right time to understand history. Lasthenes was hailed as friend—until
he betrayed Olynthus; Timolaus,
until he brought Thebes to ruin;
Eudicus and Simus of Larissa, until they put Thessaly under Philip's heel. Since then the whole world has
become crowded with men exiled, insulted, punished in every conceivable way.
What of Aristratus at Sicyon? or
PerilausPerilaus: so MSS. here, and, with
variations, in 295; according to Greek lexicographers the name was
Perillus. at Megara? Are
they not outcasts
Demosthenes, On the Crown, section 156 (search)
Now hand me
the letter which Philip dispatched to his Peloponnesian allies, when the Thebans
disobeyed him. Even that letter will give you a clear proof that he was
concealing the true reasons of his enterprise, namely his designs against
Greece, and especially against
Thebes and Athens, and was only pretending zeal for
the national interests as defined by the Amphictyonic Council. But the man who
provided him with that basis of action and those pretexts was Aeschines. Read.
Demosthenes, On the Crown, section 162 (search)
but because I knew that
Aristophon, and after him Eubulus, had always wished to promote a good
understanding between Athens and
Thebes. In that regard they were
always of one mind, despite their constant disagreement on other points of
policy. While those statesmen were alive, Aeschines, you pestered them with your
flattery, like the sly fox you are; now they are dead, you denounce them,
unaware that, when you reproach me with a Theban policy, your censure does not
affect me so much as the men who approved of a Theban alliance before I did. But
that is a digression.
Demosthenes, On the Crown, section 163 (search)
I say that, when
Aeschines had provoked the war in Amphissa, and when his associates had helped him to aggravate
our enmity towards Thebes, the
result was that Philip marched against us, in pursuance of the purpose for which
they had embroiled the states, and that, if we had not roused ourselves a little
just in time, we could never have retrieved our position; so far had these men
carried the quarrel. You will better understand the state of feeling between the
two cities, when you have heard the decrees and the answers sent thereto. Please
take and read these papers.
Demosthenes, On the Crown, section 167 (search)
Reply to the Thebans[Philip, King of Macedonia, to the Council and People of Thebes, greeting.—I have
received your letter, in which you renew goodwill and peace with me. I
understand, however, that the Athenians are displaying the utmost eagerness
in their desire to win your acceptance of their overtures. Now formerly I
used to blame you for a tendency to put faith in their hopes and to adopt
their policy; but now I am glad to learn that you have preferred to be at
peace with me rather than to adopt the opinions of others. Especially do I
commend you for forming a safer judgement on these matters and for retaining
your goodwill toward us, which I expect will be of no small advantage to
you, if you adhere to this purpose. Farewell.]
Demosthenes, On the Crown, section 174 (search)
What I said was this.
“In my judgement the present position of affairs is misunderstood by
those who are so much alarmed by the apprehension that all Thebes is at the disposal of Philip. If
that were true, I am quite certain that we should have heard of him not at
Elatea but on our own frontiers. But I know with certainty that he has come to
complete his preparations at Thebes.
“In my judgement the present position of affairs is misunderstood by
those who are so much alarmed by the apprehension that all Thebes is at the disposal of Philip. If
that were true, I am quite certain that we should have heard of him not at
Elatea but on our own frontiers. But I know with certainty that he has come to
complete his preparations at Thebes.
Let me tell you how he is situat
Demosthenes, On the Crown, section 175 (search)
He has at
his command all those Thebans whom he was able to win by fraud or corruption;
but he cannot by any means prevail upon those who have resisted him from the
first and who are still his opponents. His present object, and the purpose for
which he has occupied Elatea, is that, by an exhibit ion of his power in the
neighborhood of Thebes, and by
bringing up armed forces, he may encourage and embolden his friends, and overawe
his adversaries, hoping that the latter will yield to intimidation or to
compulsion and will so concede what at present they refuse.
Demosthenes, On the Crown, section 177 (search)
Let me then tell you what to do. In the
first place, get rid of your present terror; or rather direct it elsewhere, and
be as frightened as you will for the Thebans. They lie nearer to peril; the
danger threatens them first. Next, let all men of military age, and all the
cavalry, march out to Eleusis, and
show the world that you are under arms. Then your partisans at Thebes will have equal freedom to speak
their minds for righteousness' sake, knowing that, just as the men who have sold
their country to Philip are supported by a force at Elatea ready to come to
their aid, so also you are in readiness to help men who are willing to fight for
independence, and will come to their aid, if they are attacked.
Demosthenes, On the Crown, section 178 (search)
In the next place, I would have you appoint ten
ambassadors, and give them authority, in consultation with the military
commanders, to determine the time of the march to Thebes and the conduct of the campaign. Now
for my advice on the treatment of the difficulty after the arrival of the
ambassadors at Thebes. I beg your
careful attention to this. Do not ask any favor of the Thebans: for that the
Thebes. I beg your
careful attention to this. Do not ask any favor of the Thebans: for that the
occasion is not creditable. Pledge yourselves to come to their aid at their
call, on the ground that they are in extremities, and that we have a clearer
foresight of the future than they. And so, if they accept our overtures and take
our advice, we shall have accomplished our desires and have acted on a principle
worthy of our traditions; while, if success does not fall to our lot, they will