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Demosthenes, Olynthiac 1, section 10 (search)
Men of Athens, let anyone fairly reckon up the blessings we have
received of the gods, and though much is amiss, none the less his gratitude will
be great—and rightly so: for our many losses in the wari.e. the war about the possession of Amphipolis. may be justly
imputed to our own supineness; that we did not suffer these losses long ago and
that this opportunity of alliance affords us some compensation, if we choose to
accept it, this I for my part should put down as a signal instance of the favor
of the gods
Demosthenes, Olynthiac 2, section 10 (search)
It is impossible, men of
Athens, impossible to gain
permanent power by injustice, perjury, and falsehood. Once in a way and for a
brief season such things endure, and fed with hopes make, it may be, a brave
show of blossom, but at the last they are detected and fall to pieces. For a
house, I take it, or a ship or anything of that sort must have its chief
strength in its substructure; and so too in affairs of state the principles and
the foundations must be truth and justice. There is no vestige of these today in
the power that Philip has built up.
Demosthenes, Olynthiac 1, section 11 (search)
I suppose it is with national as
with private wealth. If a man keeps what he gains, he is duly grateful to
fortune; if he loses it by his own imprudence, he loses along with it the sense
of gratitude. So in national affairs, those who fail to use their opportunities
aright, fail also to acknowledge the good that the gods have given; for every
advantage in the past is judged in the light of the final issue. It is therefore
our duty, men of Athens, to keep a
careful eye on the future, that by restoring our prosperity we may efface the
discredit of the past.
Demosthenes, On the Peace, section 11 (search)
Now all these instances, where I
appear to have had a clearer foresight than the rest, I shall not refer to a
single cause, men of Athens—my real or pretended clevernessThe Greek here is difficult. Most edd. awkwardly render
a)lazonei/a“[cause
for] boasting”: it is rather political quackery passing
muster for real statesmanship.; nor will I claim that my knowledge
der
a)lazonei/a“[cause
for] boasting”: it is rather political quackery passing
muster for real statesmanship.; nor will I claim that my knowledge
and discernment were due to anything else than two things, which I will mention.
One, men of Athens, was good luck,
which my experience tells me is worth all the cleverness and wisdom in the
Demosthenes, Philippic 3, section 11 (search)
Demosthenes, Philippic 4, section 11 (search)
But there are some
who, without waiting to hear the speeches on these questions, are in the habit
of asking at once, “What then ought we to do?”—not
in order to do it, when they have heard it, for if so, they would be the most
helpful of all citizens, but simply to get rid of the speaker. Nevertheless, you
must be told what you ought to do. First, men of Athens, you must fix this firmly in your minds, that Philip is
at war with us and has broken the peace, and that he is ill-disposed and hostile
to the whole city and to the very soil on which the city stands, and, I will
add, to the gods that dwell in it; and may those same gods complete his ruin!
The chief object, however, of his arms and his diplomacy is our free
constitution, and on nothing in the world is he more bent than on its
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Demosthenes, Olynthiac 2, section 12 (search)
But you must make sure, men of Athens, that our envoys do not confine themselves to words;
they must be able to give some practical proof that we have taken the field in a
way worthy of our city and that we are really grappling with the situation. All
words, apart from action, seem vain and idle, especially words from Athenian
lips; for the greater our reputation for a ready tongue, the greater the
distrust it inspires in all men.
Demosthenes, Olynthiac 3, section 12 (search)
You
will never find one, especially as the only result would be that the proposer
would get into trouble without improving the situation, and his fate would also
make good advice more dangerous for the future. Yes, men of Athens, and you ought to insist that those
who made these laws should also repeal them.
Demosthenes, On the Halonnesus, section 12 (search)
though intercourse between the two
nations was more frequent then than now. For Macedonia was under our sway and tributary to us,The speaker is improving on the claim made by
Demosthenes in Dem. 3.24. Macedonia was never really subject or
tributary to Athens. and
we used each other's markets more freely then than at present, and mercantile
suitsAlso callede)/mmhnoi di/kai, because they had to be settled within a
month. They were heard, under the presidency of the Thesmothetae, during the
six winter months, when the seas were closed to commerce. were not
then, as now, settled strictly every month, making a formal compact between such
distant parties unnecessary.
Demosthenes, Olynthiac 2, section 13 (search)
You must
indeed prove the thoroughness of your reformation and the importance of your
change of policy by raising money, by serving in the field, and by doing
everything with a will, if you want anyone to take you seriously. If you consent
to carry through the necessary reforms at once, not only will Philip's
alliances, men of Athens, prove
unstable and untrustworthy, but the weakness of his native power and sovereignty
will be completely exposed.