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Moreover, while they weaken your
cause and strengthen that of your enemies, they at the same time admit
unconsciously that our city is irresistible, because they bid her uphold justice
by injustice, as though she could easily vanquish her enemies, if she preferred
to consult her own interests.1
1 The disloyal politicians wish to put Athens at a disadvantage by urging her to keep the compact justly while allowing the Macedonians to break it unjustly. Now if Athens can afford to do this and yet keep her position, it proves that she could easily beat her enemies if she concentrated on her own interests.
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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