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Speaking of the peace, I fear, men of Athens, I sadly fear that we are unconsciously enjoying it like
men who borrow money at a high rate of interest. For these men have betrayed the
security and guarantee of the peace—the Phocians and Thermopylae. Anyhow, we have not to
thank the defendant for peace. What I am going to say is strange, but quite
true. If any man is really pleased with the peace, let him be grateful to those
generals whom everyone denounces. For, had they fought to your satisfaction, you
would have scorned the very name of peace.
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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