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That, then, was what Timotheus said, and that was
what you did, and the union of the two brought about the practical result. But
if Timotheus had given you the best advice he could (as indeed he
did), but you had shirked your duty and paid no heed to him, would the
State have reaped any of the effects that then followed? Not a bit of it. So the
same applies to whatever I utter now and whatever this man or that utters. For
deeds you must look to yourselves, but for advice, the best that skill in speech
can command, look to the speaker who rises to address you.
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