1. τῶν νόμων: Aeschines began his speech (1—8) with a grand glorification of the laws, and of the γραφὴ παρανόμων as the great bulwark of the constitution. 3. ταὐτὰ...τοῖς πολλοῖς: cf. § 280.6. 4. τῇ προαιρέσει τῶν κοινῶν: cf. § 192.5 and l. 8 (below); see §§ 93.4, 317.2. 5. τετάχθαι, to be found (posted). 6. πεποιηκὼς: in or. obl. with εἶ φανερὸς (M.T. 907). 7. πράγματα, troubles: cf. Ar. Ach. 310, ἁπάντων αἰτίους τῶν πραγμάτων. See Aesch. III. 57. 8. οὐκ...βοηθεῖν: i.e. the policy of helping friendly states against Philip has followed the true traditions of Athens: see §§ 95—100. Demosth. here only denies that he began this policy (οὐκ ἀρξαμένων).
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