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Do not,
men of Athens, give way to these
motives today. Do not acquit the man who has done you such grievous wrong. Think
of the story that will be told, if you do acquit him. Once upon a time certain
ambassadors went from Athens to see
Philip, and their names were Philocrates, Aeschines, Phryno, and Demosthenes.
One of them not only made no gain from his mission, but delivered captives at
his own expense; but another went about buying harlots and fish with the money
for which he had sold his country.
Demosthenes. Demosthenes with an English translation by C. A. Vince, M. A. and J. H. Vince, M.A. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1926.
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