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For our prosperity is inherited from our ancestors,
and is of an earlier date than the prosperity not only of Philip, but, roughly
speaking, of all the kings that have ever reigned in Macedonia. Those kings actually paid tribute
to Athens, but Athens never paid tribute to any power in
the world. Moreover, we have a more secure claim than Philip upon the favour of
heaven, in so far as our conduct has always been guided by greater regard for
religion and for justice.
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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