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Well, the Council adopted this resolution. When the Assembly met,
Philip was already at Thermopylae. For that is the beginning of their misdeeds; they
had surrendered control to Philip and then,—although the right course
for you was, first to hear the facts, next to decide, and finally to carry out
your decision,—you heard nothing until he was already on the spot, and
it was no easy matter to advise you what to do.
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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