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“These instructions
were given to the admiral, without the cognizance of the Athenian People, by
certain officials and by others who are now out of office, but who were
anxious by every means in their power to change the present friendly
attitude of the people towards me to one of open hostility, being indeed
much more zealous for this consummation than for the relief of the
Selymbrians. They conceive that such a policy will be a source of income to
themselves; it does not, however, strike me as profitable either for you or
for me. Therefore the vessels now in my harbors I hereby release to you; and
for the future, if, instead of permitting your statesmen to pursue this
malicious policy, you will be good enough to c ensure them, I too will
endeavor to preserve the peace. Farewell.]”
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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