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he declared that Charidemus was the only
man in the world who could recover Amphipolis for Athens, and advised you to appoint him as general. But this
preliminary resolution had already been drafted and preconcerted by them, in
order that, if you should be captivated by the promises and expectations which
Aristomachus held out to you, it might be ratified there and then by the
Assembly, and no impediment might remain.
Demosthenes. Demosthenes with an English translation by A. T. Murray, Ph.D., LL.D. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1939.
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