When the Spartans accused the Thebans of a long list of serious offences, he retorted, ‘These Thebans, however, have put a stop to your brevity of speech !’ 1
1 Cf. Moralia, 545 A.
Plutarch. Moralia. with an English Translation by. Frank Cole Babbitt. Cambridge, MA. Harvard University Press. London. William Heinemann Ltd. 1931. 3.
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