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But
you would, I think, men of Athens,
form a better idea of the war and of the total force required, if you considered
the geography of the country you are attacking, and if you reflected that the
winds and the seasons enable Philip to gain most of his successes by
forestalling us. He waits for the Etesian winds1 or for the winter, and attacks
at a time when we could not possibly reach the seat of war.
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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