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That is the
decree you then made; and you owe it to these men. It was not with such
expectations that you either made the first draft of the peace and alliance, or
subsequently consented to add the words, and to his posterity, but in the hope
of marvellous benefits through their agency. Yes, and since then you all
remember how many times you have been agitated by news of Philip's army and
auxiliaries at Porthmus or at Megara. True, he has not yet set foot in Attica; but you must not look only at that and
abate your vigilance,—you must bear in mind that, thanks to these men,
he has it in his power to do so whenever he chooses. You must keep that danger
before your eyes, and abhor and punish the author and purveyor of that power.
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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