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they would still be dwelling
prosperously in their own countries, in freedom and independence, securely and
without fear, grateful to you and to all the Athenians for the great and
manifold blessings they owed to me. To prove that, as a precaution against envy,
I am using words that do less than justice to my deeds, please take these
papers, and read the list of expeditions sent in pursuance of my decrees.“
Number of Expeditions in Aid
”
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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