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“for of some Greek
cities he overthrows the constitution, putting a garrison in them, others he
razes to the ground, selling the inhabitants into slavery, others he
colonizes with barbarians instead of Greeks, handing over to them the
temples and the sepulchres, acting as might be expected from his nationality
and his character and making insolent use of his present fortune, forgetful
of how he rose to greatness unexpectedly from a small and ordinary
beginning;”
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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