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That, even if you should not act as I,
personally, think you ought, is not an altogether trivial matter; for its
purpose is that he may either hold his hand through fear, knowing that you are
on the alert—he will know it sure enough, for there are some on our
side, yes, too many, who report everything to him—or that he may
overlook it and so be taken off his guard, provided there is nothing to hinder
you from sailing against his country, if he gives you the chance.
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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