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such disaster ever befell, nor, I hope, ever will befall, you. The worst
misfortune of your war with Philip was that you could not do him as much harm as
you wished; against defeat you were absolutely secure. Then why did the same
peace mean, for the Thebans, who were so badly worsted in the war, the recovery
of their own possessions and the acquisition of possessions of their
adversaries, and, for the Athenians, the loss in time of peace of advantages
which were maintained in the war? The reason is that their ambassadors did not
sell them, but these men have sold you. That my account is true, you will find
further proof as we proceed.
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