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Now seeing that all Greece was in such a plight, and still unconscious of a
gathering and ever-growing evil, what was the right policy for Athens to adopt, and the right action for
her to take? That is the question, men of Athens, which you ought to consider, and that is the issue on
which I ought to be called to account; for I was the man who took up a firm
position in that department of your public affairs.
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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