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But if once they saw that what alarms
them now as a mere rumor was actually taking place, none of them is so foolish
that he would not be the first to pay his contribution; for who will choose to
sacrifice life and property sooner than contribute a fraction to ensure his
person and the remainder of his wealth? The money, I say, we have when it is
really needed, but not before. Therefore I advise you not to seek it out, for
the whole sum that you could raise, if you insisted on raising it, would be more
ridiculous than nothing at all.
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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