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Once again, when news came of the siege of Pydna, of Potidaea, of Methone, of Pagasae,1 and of the rest of them—not to weary you
with a complete catalogue—if we had at that time shown the required
zeal in marching to the help of the first that appealed, we should have found
Philip today much more humble and accommodating. Unfortunately we always neglect
the present chance and imagine that the future will right itself, and so, men of
Athens, Philip has us to thank
for his prosperity. We have raised him to a greater height than ever king of
Macedonia reached before. Today
this opportunity comes to us from the Olynthians unsought, a fairer opportunity
than we have ever had before.
1 In 357, 356, 354, and 352 respectively.
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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