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Such is the outcome of the peace for the Theban people; and more they could
not desire. And what have the ambassadors gained? Nothing at
all—except the satisfaction of having achieved these results for their
country. Ah, but that is worth having, men of Athens; a glorious reward, if you set any store by that honor
and good repute which Aeschines and his friends bartered for a bribe. Let us now set side by side the results of the peace to
the commonwealth of Athens and to
the ambassadors of Athens
respectively, and you shall see whether there is any equivalence.
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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