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And then a disreputable quill-driver like you, wanting to rob me of
a distinction given me by the kindness of my fellow citizens, talked about
victories and battles and ancient deeds of valor, all irrelevant to the present
trial. But I, who came forward to advise my country how to retain her
supremacy—tell me, you third-rate tragedian, in what spirit did it
beseem me to ascend the tribune? As one who should give to the citizens counsel
unworthy of their traditions?
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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