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Philip, observing these conditions, which
were apparent enough, spent money freely in bribing traitorous persons in all
the cities, and tried to promote embroilment and disorder. He based his designs
on the errors and follies of others, and the growth of his power was perilous to
us all. When it was evident that the Thebans, now fallen from arrogance to
disaster, and much distressed by the prolongation of the war, would be compelled
to seek the protection of Athens,
Philip, to forestall such an appeal and coalition, offered peace to you and
succor to them.
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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