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Observing, however, that though the goodwill of the men there was strong, yet the power
of the city was insufficient for the present need, I changed my residence and now have my
quarters in the sanctuary of Poseidon in Calauria,1 not only for the sake of my personal safety, which through the
protection of the god I hope is assured—because I am not quite certain; for the
fact that it is in the power of unfriendly people to deal with matters as they choose
renders frail and unpredictable the safety of a man in danger—but also because
from here I look across the sea every day to my native land, toward which I am conscious
in my heart of feeling an attachment as strong as I pray that I may enjoy on your part.
Demosthenes with an English translation by Norman W. DeWitt, Ph.D., and Norman J. DeWitt, Ph.D. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1949.
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