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His language was pretty much that of Philip's present
letter. For while accusing those of us who misrepresent Philip, he at the same
time blamed you because, though Philip is eager to benefit you and prefers your
friendship to that of any other state, you constantly thwart him, lending an ear
to false accusers, who both beg money of him and slander him; for tales of that
sort, when he is told that he was traduced and that you believed what was said,
make him change his mind, since he finds himself distrusted by the very people
whom it has been his aim to benefit.
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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