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But my own impression is
that, in the first place, without subjecting any of the Arcadians to Sparta, our city may recover Oropus with
the help both of the Lacedaemonians, if they choose to act justly, and of all
who think they ought not to let the Thebans keep other people's property. But
supposing, on the other hand, it should become clear to us that unless we let
the Lacedaemonians subdue the whole of the Peloponnese, we shall not be able to take Oropus, then I think
it the better policy, if I may say so, to let Oropus go, rather than sacrifice
Messene and the rest of the
Peloponnese to the power of
Sparta. For I do not think that
Oropus would be the only subject of dispute between us, but also—.
However, I will pass over what I intended to say; only I fancy there are many
dangers ahead of us.1
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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