[193]
You must not accuse me of crime,
because Philip happened to win the battle; for the event was in God's hands, not
mine. Show me that I did not adopt, as far as human calculation could go, all
the measures that were practicable, or that I did not carry them out with
honesty and diligence, and with an industry that overtaxed my strength; or else
show me that the enterprises I initiated were not honor able, worthy of
Athens, and inevitable. Prove
that, and then denounce me; but not till then.
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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