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Nor indeed does it seem to me the part of an honest
citizen to devise political measures by which I shall at once take the highest
place among you, but you the lowest among the nations. No, the advancement of
the State must always go along with the measures proposed by good citizens, and
they must always support the best and not the easiest policy; for towards the
latter nature herself will lead the way, but to instruct you by speech and guide
you to the former is the duty of the good citizen.
Demosthenes. Demosthenes with an English translation by J. H. Vince, M.A. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1930.
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