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Here is the
letter sent by Cersobleptes later, after the arrival of the ambassadors in
Thrace,—he would agree to
nothing that was fair; and here is the letter sent by the others.—Read
this to the jury.“
Letter
”Now read the letter from the two
kings.—Consider whether you really think that they are making no
complaint.“
Letter
”Men of Athens, look at this see-saw of villainy and perfidy, and try
to understand it. First he was maltreating Cephisodotus; then he stopped,
because he was afraid of Athenodorus. Another time he tried to maltreat
Chabrias; changed his mind, and agreed with Chares. He always acted
inconsistently,1
ever like an honest, straightforward man.
Demosthenes. Demosthenes with an English translation by A. T. Murray, Ph.D., LL.D. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1939.
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