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Both sides seem
to be in error, men of Athens, both
those who have spoken in favor of the Arcadians and those who have done the same
for the Lacedaemonians; for, just as though they had come from one or other of
those states and were not citizens of Athens, to which both embassies are addressed, they are
indulging in mutual abuse and recrimination. That, indeed, might be a task for
our visitors; but to take a broad view of the question and to explore the best
policy, with a regard for your interests and yet without party-spirit, that is
the task of men who claim to offer advice in this Assembly.
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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