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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.
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