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“Well,” some of you may say, “why tell us this
now?” Because, men of Athens, I want you to know and realize two things: first, what
an expensive game it is to squander your interests one by one; and secondly, the
restless activity which is ingrained in Philip's nature, and which makes it
impossible for him ever to rest on his laurels. But if Philip adopts the
principle that he ought always to be improving his position, and you the
principle of never facing your difficulties resolutely, just reflect what is
likely to be the end of it all.
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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