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Now some people actually go so far as to say that Philip was
compelled, against his real wishes, to hand over Orchomenus and Coronea
to the Thebans. For my part I wish them joy of their opinion. I only know this,
that Philip was less interested in those towns than desirous to secure the pass,
to win for himself the credit of finishing off the Sacred War, and to preside at
the Pythian games. That was the summit of his ambition.
Demosthenes. Demosthenes with an English translation by J. H. Vince, M.A. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1930.
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