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For I believe, Athenians, that if there
were clear and unmistakable signs of the King's hostile intentions, the other
Greeks would join with us, and would be deeply grateful to those who would stand
up for them and with them against his attacks; but if we force on a war, while
his aims are still obscure, I am afraid, men of Athens, that we shall be obliged to encounter, not only the
King, but also those whom we are minded to protect.
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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