[102]
That is the point which I wish now
to make good to you; and, in order to do what I wish in as few words as
possible, will cite an illustration that is well known to you all. You are aware
that it is for the advantage of Athens that neither the Thebans nor the
Lacedaemonians should be powerful; that the Thebans should be counterbalanced by
the Phocians, and the Lacedaemonians by other communities; because, when that is
the position of affairs, you are the strongest nation, and can dwell in
security.
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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