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Perhaps he
will find a brother to speak for him, Philochares or Aphobetus; to both of whom
there is much that you can say with justice. （One must converse quite
frankly, without any reserve.） We, Aphobetus and Philochares, although
you, Philochares, were a painter of alabaster boxes and tambourines, and your
brothers ordinary people, junior clerks and the like,—respectable
occupations, but hardly suitable for commanding officers,—we, I say,
dignified you with embassies, commands as generals, and other high distinctions.
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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