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But these were not his only claims, for he had also
taken arms in the cause of democracy, twice in Samos and a third time in Athens itself, displaying his patriotism, not by gifts of money
or by speeches, but by personal service. He had also to his credit for the
Olympian chariot-race and victories there, and we are told that he was regarded
as the best general and the ablest speaker of the day.
Demosthenes. Demosthenes with an English translation by A. T. Murray, Ph.D., LL.D. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1939.
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