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thousands of stories that I could tell you about him. The fact is, I could cite
many clear instances of his conduct at that time, helping the enemy and
maligning me; only it is not your way to score up such offences for accurate
remembrance and due resentment. You have a vicious habit of allowing too much
indulgence to anyone who chooses by spiteful calumnies to trip up the heels of a
man who gives you good advice. You give away a sound policy in exchange for the
entertainment you derive from invective; and so it is easier and safer for a
public man to serve your enemies and pocket their pay than to choose and
maintain a patriotic attitude.
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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