[9]
But you should
consider, men of Athens, that our
hostility towards oligarchies, purely on the ground of principle, is stronger
than our hostility towards democracies on any grounds whatever. But to return to
my point. My view is that you must be brought under a system, and there must be
a uniform scheme for receiving public money and for performing necessary
services. I have addressed you before on this subject and have described the
method of organizing you, whether you serve in the infantry or the cavalry or in
other ways, and also how ample provision may be ensured for all alike.
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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